This Guy Named Ted...But I didn't know him other than through the words of others. I was that asthmatic kid.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sometimes Doctors Don’t Know And Take Stabs In The Dark...And, so, sure, it can sometimes seem as though they are just making stabs in the dark. It can happen when your symptoms are vague.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Expert Answers: What is Spirometry and PFT?...There are many types of tests one may go through when facing COPD.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Are You My Doctor?...They administer oxygen through ventilation devices, as well as nebulizer treatments.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COPD Stages: How Are They Helpful?...Here’s the thing though. You want to know where you stand. A doctor knows the progression of COPD can be slowed.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
On Death and Dying: Part 1...See me safely through the night, And wake me with the morning's light."Amen! When I was a child, I thought that only old people died.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How a Dog Helped My Mom With COPD Flares...Truth be told, I think needing to care for a rambunctious puppy in the dead of winter probably hastened her decline.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Laughing All the Way...She may not know this, especially since she’s still my go-to friend for complaining, but her advice has gotten me through some really awful times in my... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Ask the Advocates: Impatience...I went through a brief period of being very impatient with my husband.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Affording Our Medications...While waiting for that disability to go thru, I had the great help of my favorite nurse.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Understanding A Social Security Disability Denial...Though the rate of denial varies from state to state, nationwide about 65% of all disability claims are denied on the first application.... By Mariah Z. Leach5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COPD Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway Terms and Conditions...perform, modify, create derivative works based upon, incorporate into other works, publicly perform and display the entry or any portion thereof, in or through... By Editorial Team 9 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Understanding and Coping With Severe COPD...One thing you should not worry about, though, is that you're going to feel like you're suffocating.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Getting to Know Series: Tonya Hidalgo...I am incredibly proud that my mom fought through her fears to go with me to Hawaii. She was so scared of getting sick, but she did it.... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Let's Talk Lungs...Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries that flow from your heart and through your lungs.... By derekc5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments31 comments
Be Careful. Be Happy but In Control....Most of all though. Keep positive. Think of nice things. Plan ahead.... By derekc5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Should Vitamins and Supplements Be Part of Your COPD Treatment Plan?...Boosting your dietary intake might be in order at any rate, though.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Depression and COPD Part I...They concluded that patients with more severe COPD (and thus needing to be admitted more frequently) had a higher occurrence of depression, or, alternatively... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
What Having COPD Has Taught Me...When I'm out and in my power chair or wheelchair, people have held doors open for me, made room for me to pass through, stopped and gotten items off... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
#GivingTuesday Campaign - Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions...perform, modify, create derivative works based upon, incorporate into other works, publicly perform and display the entry or any portion thereof, in or through... By Editorial Team 10 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments