The New Year and COPD...This is also an excellent time of the year to consider upping your exercise game and investing more time in moving and shaking those muscles.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The COPD Stigma...pollution in highly populated areas with a lot of motor vehicle exhaust, but also in homes who use wood to heat (in a non sealed fireplace or stove) or open... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
My Experience With Being Intubated...I needed to dedicate the rest of my life to caring for myself.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Places to Live Where the Climate Is Suitable for COPD...are: 10-Wenatchee, Washington< 9-Sierra Vista and Douglas, Arizona (tied) 8-Palm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville, Florida (tied) 7-Elmira and Corning... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments75 comments
Panic Is the Problem...Its symptoms include heart palpitations, sweating, shaking, and shortness of breath with a choking sensation.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
What Are Alveoli?...This is similar to the smallest branches of a tree coming into contact with millions of green leaves.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Living Alone With COPD...He was incredibly caring, and he kept up with all of the household chores that I struggled to manage.... By Becky Brooks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Are You My Doctor?...My GP oversees all of my health care so that he knows what is going on.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism: Have You Ever Heard of Them? Part 2 of 2...I knew I should go into the emergency room, but I had a lung appointment coming up, so I would try to hold off until then.... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Drop from Festivities...I did notice this year that I struggled more with the cooking, and I seriously think that next year we may eat out on Christmas day.... By Debz Borge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What's for Supper? Or Is it Dinner in Your Neck of the Woods?...In the past, we have cooked together but something about doing the kits together has been fun.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
On Wearing a Bra...It was the first time that I didn’t have to worry about anyone caring if I had my breasts covered up or not. It was pure freedom.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments74 comments
Sleeping and COPD...I no longer wake refreshed as I was doing in the past.... By Barbara Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
New Year's Resolution or New Way of Living...My mental health is an important part of caring for my COPD.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Ask the Advocates: Withdrawing...I stopped going to many of these places unless I knew there was a place to sit and rest. Now I am on oxygen. I have a fear of... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
It's Been A Year...At that point she was living with us and was able to see, first hand, what I was doing wrong. ... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Resources for Reduced Cost Healthcare...Prescriptions, scent-free laundry detergent, over-the-counter products, special cleaning products, all these items can add up and can make living with or caring... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The 4th of July...There were pictures of Parisians camping at the foot of the Eiffel Towers and along the grassy knolls of the Champs-Élysées.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Packing for Our Trip...I am so fortunate that I have such a loving and caring husband to help me pack and to go on this journey with.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Starting Your Treatment With Spiriva...Each formulation has distinct dosing. The handihaler is a dry powder inhaler.... By Canadian Pharmacist3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments