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   Jackie English Moderator & Contributor

   <p><inline-mention username="glenda8431" user-id="2428808"/> Thanks for sharing your story, you have been dealing with COPD for quite a while. I commend you on working with oxygen for that long, you are an inspiration! I understand how you feel about your oxygen, I hate mine one minute but love it the next knowing it is what has sustained me these last 10 years. Best, Jackie (moderator)</p>

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   kloker Member

   <p>Glenda - Wow, you have been a trooper, having dealt with all this for so many years! I&#39;ve only been really sick with it this year and I&#39;m exhausted, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. But it makes me think of the fact that when I was a kid, I hated wearing shoes. I was a military brat, born and raised on the Equator. I remember promising myself that no matter what, I would never (when I grew up) have pale feet from always wearing shoes. Well, you can imagine how that worked out. But, interestingly, now that I am homebound, guess what? I don&#39;t have to wear shoes any more! Is that my circle of life? I don&#39;t know, but it gives me an appreciation for the freedoms I&#39;ve had in life, some of which I am now having to give up. This disease has hit me hard and fast, and I am seriously overwhelmed. But, you remind me that I can be grateful that my concentrator relieves me of that fear I felt - and hated (!), when I had that first exacerbation back in April. I do get very frustrated when I can&#39;t carry the trash out without stopping to rest more than once, which makes me angry at myself as well as the world. And when I have to literally sit down to cook. But I will take what I can get, knowing that I&#39;m a lightweight compared to those of you who have done so much. Thank you for sharing that. I&#39;m grateful for you, too.</p>

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