Bullectomy...Family members, friends, and caregivers can provide emotional support and help with daily tasks as needed.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Editorial Team...She is driven to deliver accessible medical information that educates, cultivates understanding, and empowers patients and caregivers.... By Editorial Team 7 min readBookmark for later
Community Feedback: What Scents Trigger Your COPD?...Managing your COPD includes communicating with your loved ones and caregivers, and if you don’t mention what smells trigger you, they may never know!... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Understanding COPD Trends...The American Lung Association also hosts a Living with COPD online community where you can engage with other patients and caregivers also managing this... By American Lung Association3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
10 Things You Should Know About Clinical Trials...Lastly, patients and their caregivers, without these key players medical advances wouldn’t be possible!... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Understanding and Coping With Severe COPD...Caring.com offers a number of practical suggestions for caregivers of people who are in the final stages of COPD: Follow the link above to get more... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
How a Dog Helped My Mom With COPD Flares...This can be quite frightening, both for the person with COPD, as well as their caregivers.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Check The Oxygen Equipment...It is also important that you do not beat up your co-caregivers as well. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Your First Exacerbation After Being Diagnosed with COPD - What to Expect...And always post it in a visible place within your home and make sure any caregivers are aware of it.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments42 comments
My Take On The Importance Of COPD Advocacy...This includes spouses, children, and caregivers. This also includes nurses, respiratory therapists like me, and doctors.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Top 10 Steps for Coping With COPD...Your family/caregivers are also important members of your team. Include them in planning and don't be afraid to ask for help when necessary.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cough With COPD: What's Normal and What's Not?...You or your caregivers might notice bubbling, popping, or rattling sounds that we call “crackles.”... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?...Uniting a broad-reaching community of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, the goal of the Social Health Network is to drive empathy, support... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
There’s an app for COPD? (Part 2)...I see part of my role at the Foundation as putting information out to patients and caregivers.... By KevinDavitt5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Quality of Life Lately ...I've been quite isolated, with no visitors at all otherwise except caregivers and my neighbors. So, it was nice. They brought barbecue....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesAwareness
Experiencing Ghosting as a Caregiver...You may be asking yourself if relationship ghosting is solely a caregiver issue. It is not.... By Julie Sparks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What I Have Learned While Traveling With Oxygen...It's possible to go without a caregiver because of the help of the airlines but so much easier with a caregiver's help.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
Professional Caregiving vs. Family Caregiving...You can distance yourself from investing in your role as a for-hire caregiver, to protect your energy, and your job.... By Julie Sparks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Fight Against Loneliness...This is even true for people that live with their primary caregiver. So much of life is changing for your loved one. ... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A COPD Caregiver Intro...Hi. I’m kinda new to this so bear with me a bit. I’m a primary care-giver for my wife (Michelle) who has pretty advanced COPD. I’m also disabled in my... By Michael Vincent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments