What Is it Like to Live With COPD? – Results From the 2019 COPD In America Survey...Over 20% expressed a need for emotional support, help with household duties, and finding coping strategies....Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
COPD and Depression...Find a support system, a group of those who are coping with COPD and depression as well....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Four Years On...It's my way of coping. When I look back on all that I've been through, it's the only way I can get through these hurdles. Do I think it's...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
What's Next...Sometimes your doctor might need to know how well you are coping. This will be explained better in Part 3, “What Does It All Mean?”...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Tips and Tricks for Tackling the Holidays...In a recent survey, 106 of our COPD community members shared their holiday struggles as well as some methods for coping during the holiday season....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Expert Answers: Pulmonary Rehabilitation...You’ll form a kinship with others coping with COPD which helps to minimize the feeling of isolation in dealing with your illness. How about you?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Staying Active is Key...You get tips on how to conserve energy and advice is offered on nutrition and coping....Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Importance of Taking Care of YOU...If you find yourself feeling down in the dumps, overly exhausted, having a "foggy" brain, losing your temper easily or using unhealthy coping mechanisms...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
My COPD experience....I am 83 yrs young and I am coping the best I can. Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments20 replies
Moving Into Fall...Some of the west is coping with smoke from the ongoing fires. The Midwest looks for rain while other areas look for dryness....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Some Days Are Diamonds, Some Days Aren't...I would love to hear about your coping tools and tricks, too, so please share them. We can never have too many tools in our box....Reactions0reactionsComments64 comments
Clouds...This week I was reading Kathy MacNaughton's recent story, Coping With COPD Guilt — Just Let It Go where she wrote, "Depression and anxiety are common in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Taking on a Challenge...I know it's impossible to stay upbeat and happy all the time but we do have a coping mechanism to help us avoid the isolation and depression that comes...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Follow-Up Appointments and Their Importance With COPD...Coping with chronic diseases can be quite challenging if you don't take control of your illness....Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Community Shares: Dealing With Viral Respiratory Infections...Here are a few takeaways from their journeys with respiratory infections, from managing risk to coping with the symptoms and side effects of being sick...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Didn’t Think My Heart Could Get Any Bigger...Too often, we may barter for more time when coping with a chronic illness. We might not see it as bartering....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Feedback: What Scents Trigger Your COPD?...Coping with your COPD is a long journey, and we encourage you to reach out to fellow community members as you face the world’s unavoidable smells!...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Emotional Toll of Living With COPD...How will we develop coping mechanisms when we have little support physically and almost none in the area of mental health?...Reactions0reactionsComments33 comments
5 Ways People Cope With Severe COPD...I just find that people find ways of coping, regardless of what life tosses at them. And I know there are more ways than what is listed here....Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments