Increasing Your Pulse Oxygen Levels With COPD...After my mom’s diagnosis, we were all trying to learn how we could help support her health. After learning about pulse oximetry...reactions15comments
Taking Time After a Flare-Up...Wouldn’t it be nice if we were able to bounce back immediately after a COPD flare-up? To be able to have some...reactions6comments
Advice for a Newly Diagnosed COPD Patient...Editor's note: Always consult with your medical team before starting a new diet or exercise routine. Being diagnosed with COPD can seem...reactions4comments
Reasons You Could Have Blood in Your Mucus When Coughing...Editor's note: If you are experiencing the presence of blood in the mucus, please seek medical attention immediately for a medical evaluation...reactionscomments
What is COPD Staging?...While moderating our community social media platforms, I noticed a post from one of our community members. They asked, “What is end-stage...reactionscomments
The Benefits of Respiratory Therapists...My regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a...reactions18comments
Trying to remain positive when the unknown outweighs the known...Hi, I am a 56 year old woman, married with 2 children ages 30 and 26. I was diagnosed with COPD in...reactions1comment
Exercises that change my life...My name is John Latuharhary, I am 68yrs, I smoked almost my entire life, I had been diagnosed with COPD about 4yrs...reactions2comments
MY COPD CAUSES ARE MANY...From birth til teens several reasons why I have COPD. After a severe lung infection was diagnosed with COPD, had several very...reactions1comment
Idjit...My 1st time posting. Thank you for the opportunity. I have come to discover COPD is underrated. I started smoking at 16...reactions3comments
Where Are Our Celebrity Advocates?...I love Michael J. Fox and wish that those of us in the Alpha-1 and COPD world had "our own" Michael J...reactions12comments
Life Gets in the Way of Living...Life with COPD and other chronic health issues sometimes puts living on hold. Too often, when we struggle with breathing, for example...reactions1comment
My COPD life...Hello my name is Keith and I am a 51-year-old male with a partner and 2 kids. A girl who is 26...reactions13comments
Managing COPD With Other Illnesses...Along with COPD, I have several other diseases, one of which is hypothyroidism. This is more commonly known as an underactive thyroid...reactions18comments
New to COPD...My journey started, I’m thinking, last October. I hadn’t been diagnosed yet, but my doctor said it was COPD and I was...reactionscomments
My Grandsons Interviewed Me About COPD: Here's What They Asked...My grandkids are always inquisitive about my Alpha-1, so I thought I would share their questions and how I answer them in...reactionscomments
Give Me Strength...Please give me strength in this COPD world. This title really resonates with me. How often have I said those three words:...reactions27comments
Extra Struggles in a COPD World...You’ve probably heard me say that the leg bones are connected to the knee bone. That’s my body, for sure. To me...reactionscomments
COPD and Comorbid Conditions...When someone has more than one health condition, they are said to have comorbid conditions or comorbidities. Most people living with COPD...reactions53comments
How Often Should We Change Our Hoses and Other Oxygen Information...Just recently, in one of the Alpha-1 support groups, questions have been asked about how often we should change the hoses on...reactions20comments
