30 Things I Am Thankful For...Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And there are so many things COPD-related I am thankful for. Here is a list of 30 of them. I could list more. Although...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Leg cramps...I was wondering if anyone other than myself have had any issues with extremely band lower leg cramps at night? I have been getting cramps so bad lately I have...Reactions0reactionsComments25 repliesAwareness
As Summer Leaves and Autumn Arrives...Well, it definitely feels like summer is getting shorter and shorter. I feel like it won't be too long before we will only have two seasons. As the weather changes...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Tired of it all...I was diagnosed with COPD around 2017. A year after my husband of 40 years passed away from colorectal cancer. In 2019, had a really deep basal cell Carcinoma (...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Your oxygen tubing ...After 8 years on O2 I am still having kinks and bows in my tubing. I go through it every morning checking and straightening the lines, as every so often...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTips & AdviceBreathing
November 17th is World COPD Day!...Share something you wish the world understood about COPD in the comments below!...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwareness
All there is is hope...50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to yourself" stigma. Not true in all cases, I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hi, new here, my PC diagnosed me last week...Just wondering what age you were when you were diagnosed and what stage you were? I had got a cold that just wouldn't quit and it really shined a spotlight...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiagnosis
Hopeless...I don't maintain hope. I just muddle along. I go through hopeful periods and then I am slammed with an exacerbation. Nothing can be done except to take my meds...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingMental Health
Choices are often related to awareness...I think discovering the trends and symptoms very early in the process can give us more choices about treating the moment. OK, not so much about choices, but I think...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Struggling but living...I have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me this awful disease. I also work for a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hope defined...Hope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell you how to manage the next minute or...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Newly Diagnosed with COPDp...I have COPD I'm not sure when my diagnosis was made but it's on my medical portfolio. I had pneumonia twice in 2020. I had 2 admissions to 2 different...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
A Guide to Safely Disposing of Your Medications...Although spring cleaning may not be on your mind at the moment, it is always a good time to dispose of unused and old medications. Disposing of medications can be...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Coloring Books, Puzzles and Games...By the end of August, the days become cooler and shorter, and the never-ending humidity of summer has lifted. Days and nights will soon become the same length in time...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Stem cells...When will science kick in. On this treatment that works. I cant find any trials.except in the canary islands .does anybody know about this,? Thankyou...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCost
Remembering Liana Collet...It is with great sadness to share that COPD.net advocate Liana Collet passed away in November of 2021. Liana was diagnosed with COPD in 2014 and joined our team in...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
exercise and emphysema...My Doctor says keep exercising. However my exercise tolerance gets less and less. I do not feel stronger after very mild exercise, I feel weaker and out of breath. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesEmphysema
Easiest way to shop & cook...My husband suffers from M.E. (CFS) and is on immunosuppressants, having had a kidney transplant, and I suffer from diabetes & COPD. I do the cooking for both of us...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Letting go...Hi all, I am having a hard time letting go and trying to move forward. This is so hard. I don’t know how. But I wanted to thank all of...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessIntimacy & Relationships
