The way back - improved control but not cured...My decline was slow - perhaps over 16 years starting several years after I retired. By that time I was being treated...reactions7comments
Oxygen. UGH...My dad died having experimental surgery for COPD. I still smoked, got put on oxygen, still smoked for for 5 more years...reactions13comments
It Was a Meltdown (Part 1)...Editor's note: This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Be sure to check out part 2 as well! I was so...reactions6comments
It Was a Meltdown (Part 2)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Be sure to read part 1 as well! I hadn’t heard back...reactions4comments
Coping with our mortality...I try to remember all the fun I had before I learned I had wrecked my lungs. I also try to think...reactions5comments
Airport disaster...Traveling from PBI TO JFK. When we arrived at JFK I couldn’t believe the walk to the exit to be picked up...reactions6comments
Surprised diagnosis...I am 67 and was diagnosed with early emphysema in March. I quit smoking in my 30's! I also found out the...reactions1comment
Finally A Ray Of Hope...I'm 59 With Stage 4 COPD And Emphysema. It's Only Been 2 Years Since I Was Diagnosed But Have Went Downhill Really...reactions30comments
My COPD and Covid...I grew up in a house of smokers. So at the age of 14 I started smoking. The problem was my father...reactions2comments
What We Wish the World Knew About COPD...Living with COPD can at times be lonely. In the spirit of raising awareness and educating others, we wanted to highlight what...reactions15comments
COPD / then COVID...I’ve had COPD for 14 years. I was on oxygen 2L while sitting and 4L while ambulating. I developed emphysema in my...reactions1comment
ACAPELLA DEVISE...I USE THE BLUE ACAPELLA DEVICE ABOUT THREE TIMES A DAY, IT REALLY HELPS TO MOVE THE MUCUS AROUND AND ALSO COUGH...reactions18comments
A New Year With COPD...It could be a New Year's past, a New Year's future, or even a New Year in the present. New Year's Eve...reactionscomments
COPD History...Diagnosed in 2016. Came back from England for my son wedding and had my yearly physical. My primary care physician decided that...reactions2comments
This is tough....Diagnosed 2 years ago. Ventolin. Flovent, nebulizer. Tons of anxiety. Now the good stuff! Met a guy who loves me in spite...reactions9comments
Glenda...I was diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, 20 years ago. I have had many test done, went to rehab and was on 2...reactions2comments
You Have Alpha-1, Now What? Diet and Exercise (Part 3 of 3)...Editor's note: This is part 3 of a 3-part series. Be sure to check out part 1 and part 2! When I...reactionscomments
Diagnosed With Alpha-1, Now What? (Part 2 of 3)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Check out part 1 and part 3! When I was first diagnosed...reactionscomments
Where Do I Start? How to Share Your COPD Story..."I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you are not alone. We...reactionscomments
Allergies to sprays...Have had COPD for 10 years. Used Spiriva, then Ventolin with Spiriva till it didn't work anymore. Tried many others and Anoro...reactions5comments
