Meal Planning...For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), meal planning can help to make sure that they are consuming enough of the...
Aging, COPD and a Bucket List...Since the beginning of my time of awareness, I knew that people were young and old. There were people in between too...reactions6comments
Thanksgiving...Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday - way beyond Christmas which has become so commercialized it’s no longer recognizable to me. The Christmas...reactions2comments
Romancing a Cigarette, Part 1...Born in 1955, things were different then. However, I’ll have to jump ahead a few years to when I was more aware...reactions7comments
Vitamin D May Help Prevent COPD Exacerbations...From time to time, most everyone who has COPD will experience what is called an exacerbation, or flare-up. An exacerbation is a...reactions38comments
Congratulations to New York State!...The State of New York just raised the minimum age required to purchase tobacco and electronic cigarette products age from 18 to...reactions3comments
Your Value...Some of the things that I enjoy most on Facebook are the inspirations and quotes that people post. Some are funny, some...reactions4comments
Danirixin May Offer New Hope For COPD...There are currently 130 respiratory medicines in the pipeline. Many of these are specifically for the treatment of COPD. I spotlighted 10...reactions4comments
The Benefits of Singing with COPD...The benefits of singing with COPD are available to everyone. If you don’t believe me, you never met my mom. She played...reactions13comments
7 More Things To Be Thankful For...Three years ago I wrote an article called “5 Things To Be Thankful For.” So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are...reactions20comments
The Fall...Love the fall. It’s my favorite season. I feel like my lungs open up (relatively, for someone with COPD) and that I...reactions3comments
Exhausted...Hi, I'm a 66 year old baby boomer. I have COPD and was diagnosed with asthma last year. I finished hepatitis C...reactions10comments
Travel Tips For COPD...So, you have COPD and you’re also ready for a vacation. Like people without this disease, you want to get out and...reactionscomments
10 COPD Medicines In the Pipeline...Twenty years ago there were only a few COPD medicines. Today there are many COPD medicines. Even better is that there are...reactions11comments
One Way to Spread Awareness of COPD...COPD Awareness month presents the opportunity, for those of us who currently live with COPD and all of its symptoms, to call...reactions2comments
Setting Boundaries...Probably the most valuable thing I have learned as an adult is the incredible importance of boundary setting, both when it comes...reactions13comments
Treatment For Early Stage COPD...There are 4 stages of COPD. Stages 1 and 2 are the "Early Stages." Many people in these early stages are undiagnosed...reactionscomments
Rib Massage...After reading about rib massage I decided to find out if it might help with my rib pain. I researched several massage...reactions3comments
Vaping...I Googled, “vaping” and “death” just now. There have been so many awful headlines lately and so much bad/sad news about folks...reactionscomments
New Lungs!...Sometimes I fantasize about having new lungs. Seriously. I’ve applied for a lung transplant and I’m making progress. But, it’s kind of...reactions19comments
