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Hello, I’m 37 years old and found out 1 year ago I have COPD. It has taken the whole year for it to hit me and get me thinking. I...

It's Saturday night...I'm sitting on a leather recliner, listening to "Shifting Sand Wreck Ships" by Lights Out Asia. It's my favorite song, my gosh it is a beautiful sound. Remember...

I'm a 52yr old black female with stage 4 COPD. I have been dealing with this for almost 9 yrs. I live in Omaha, NE. I moved here almost 1...

I am 65 years old and just found out about COPD and I am very very scared for my life. I live in the Puerto Vallarta Mexico area and know...

Hi I have recently been diagnosed with COPD and I am feeling a bit alone and would love to hear from others that are feeling this way or have in...

My husband is in stage 4. He will not quit smoking and all he does is sit at the table drink coffee and smoke. The only time he isn’t smoking...

i'm stage 4 copd. i have been having muscle spasms all thorough my body. is that normal? sometimes i'm so shaky i can't even get a drink to my mouth....

My friends call me Jo. I'm 61 yrs. young. I was diagnosed with AFIB in 2011. I had no idea the scary ride I would be taking to where I...

I am 78yrs. In Jan 2017 I was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. It was the first time I had experienced shortness of breath. Knowing that part of my lungs was...

I have never forgotten what an older man said to me fifteen years ago: He noticed I was smoking and he said, “you know it’s not that smoking WILL KILL...

Hello my name is James. I live in Maryville Tennessee and am 55 years old. I spent 30 years in the fiberglass and autobody industry - that is why I...

I live in Ilford Essex. Started smoking at the age of sixteen. During 5 years service in The Royal Air Force, smoked on average 30 cigarettes a day. Reduced gradually...

Went to a small rural hospital with some minor chest pains in February. Due to previous heart issues several test were performed and I spent the night. Home the next...

I'm a 64 year old woman who was diagnosed with stage 2 (now I'm stage 3) emphysema three years ago. I smoked for many years but quit in 1999. And...

My memories of my mother were mostly of how sick she was with asthma all my growing up life some fifty years ago, so I have always considered myself “lucky”...

At COPD.net, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with COPD can be a challenge, but the more we share and support one another, the...

This is my first post and wanted to join a community where I could get information about COPD. I am 77 years old and was first told by the VA...

A few weeks ago we decided it was about time we had a Family Sunday Dinner. So I got up early had all my meds and my morning cup of...

I have experienced terrible "gut" related problems after daily ingestion of antibiotic (erythromycin); including weight gain, constant constipation with brief episodes of diarrhea only to be immediately followed by more...

Today has been an odd day for me. I've done productive things and feel very proud about them. I was ready to settle down. Then, I was down the hall...