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After my heart surgery, COPD kicked in pretty violently. Guessing the muscles that helped breathing did not help any more. …
I am a retired school bus driver. Never smoked. 64 yrs young, married 45 yrs. I started with the symptoms …
I am a 68 yr old female who was diagnosed with COPD in 1992. I was a heavy smoker, 2 …
The phone rings and everything else such as noise, TV, conversations and family seem to fade into the back ground. …
I am 64, widow, mother of 5 and grandmother of 12. Former smoker for 30 years nearly 2 packs a …
I have had COPD for about 18 years (probably longer but that is when I was diagnosed). I quit smoking …
I’m a 58yr old mother/grandmother of 8 and newly engaged! I was diagnosed about 12yrs ago with moderate/severe copd. Not …
I was diagnosed 12 yrs ago. I smoked for 30 yrs. I am on oxygen 24/7. I have 28% lung …
My name is Krissi and I was diagnosed when I was 25 with copd. I was getting chronic bronchitis twice …
I am 68 years old I started smoking at 9 years old and smoked for over 50 years. I worked …
I have been diagnosed as stage 4, severe COPD for several years now. I am a retired psychologist. I learned …
I’m a 51 year old mother of seven I’m a grandma to 8 granddaughters and 1 grandson. My father passed at …
Husband is currently stage 4. He’s been on oxygen since 2008. Concentrator at home and motorhome. Liquid oxygen when away from …
First I want to say that I am very happy to live in the Netherlands. Our insurance is wonderful. They …
It started Dec 26 2014 – I did not smoke on that day I was so sick. I went on …
I first knew I had COPD 8 years ago and for most of that time I was fine but around October …
Cough. Cough. “I’m so tired and my lungs burn.” “You should go to the doctor,” said my husband. I had …
My husband has IPF and emphysema and on lung transplant list is there anyone else waiting patient or care giver …
I’m 75 have had COPD since 1992, I was a smoker for over 40 years and stopped in that year. …
I knew I was likely to be diagnosed with COPD because I had smoked as many as 3 packs a …
