Never Give Up...Hello! I feel somewhat fortunate and blessed, I am not dying of cancer, in need of a kidney or liver some other...reactions1comment
Consequences of my choices......Started smoking in 1979 to "fit in" with the other kids..... didn't really like it but after a while I started inhaling...reactions1comment
Ask the Advocates: Thankful for Our Community...November is COPD Awareness Month, and since this is a month to give thanks, we asked our community health leaders why they...reactions2comments
Fickle Friendships...How could I have known that people from my past would join me in my current life? It was, after all, I...reactions3comments
Spirometer...Does anyone use a "Spirometer" (FEV1 tester) at home? If so what brand and model or kind?...reactions6replies
A Shoutout to Kloker and Intruder286...Hey Kloker and Intruder268, Haven't heard from either of you knuckleheads (I use the term with affection) in quite a while. Is...reactions6repliesFriends & Family
Loss of appetite ...Can anyone please help us with my wife as she has totally lost her appetite and feels sick all of the time...reactions2replies
I have COPD it doesn't have me!...I was diagnosed in 2018 as severe (I had it for a long time prior just not officially diagnosed ) I was...reactions4comments
Lying in the hospital ...I'm here because I had an episode of not being able to breathe. I was frightened because I had been incubated May...reactions7replies
Thankful...I'm thankful to have found a place where.people understand. Most if my family doesn't. Thank you for being here....reactions3replies
Pulmo test new Doc update...Morning folks: well, I made it in to see my new pulmo Dr /team, and all I can say is WOW! I...reactions2comments
My Experience With an Alpha-1 Liver Study...Most of you have heard of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1). November is Alpha-1 Awareness Month. Alpha-1 is a rare genetic liver disease...reactionscomments
Spouse with COPD is so irritable...Hello All, I am brand new to this community. I am a caregiver to my husband, who has severe COPD (stage unknown)...reactions11repliesCaregiving
I have lots of sticky phlegm especially with the cold weather...Phlegm so sticky and lots of it once I clear it.it comes back straight away .I use menthol (vick) and albas oil...reactions3repliesCopingDepressionAwareness
My Experience With Being Intubated...About two months after my COPD diagnosis, I had a sudden cardiac arrest and died at my kitchen table. Not once, but...reactions5comments
How to decide on appointments....This may sound crazy, but having COPD, never really know how long one has left! Especially when in golden years already! I...reactions5repliesAwareness
Plummeting oxygen levels ...This is my first post anywhere, my mum has end stage copd she’s been on home oxygen for a year now she’s...reactions9repliesEnd Stage
VPOD CapOx test...I’m on oxygen 24/7, my insurance company is wanting me to do this test without oxygen for 8 hours! I don’t think...reactions2replies
COPD Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway!...The COPD Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! November is COPD Awareness Month! This year our...reactions5comments
