Imagine The NightIt'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...reactions11comments
a24hrsista's Story with Stage 4 COPDI'm a 52yr old black female with stage 4 COPD. I have been dealing with this for almost 9 yrs. I live...reactions11comments
My Journey with COPDI was diagnosed with COPD about 8 years ago, but I am sure I have had this terrible disease longer. I started...reactions4comments
Caregiver supportMy husband is in stage 4. He will not quit smoking and all he does is sit at the table drink coffee...reactions8comments
Not very happy with COPD, AFIB, and high blood pressureI am 65 years old and just found out about COPD and I am very very scared for my life. I live...reactions11comments
Recently Diagnosed with COPDHi I have recently been diagnosed with COPD and I am feeling a bit alone and would love to hear from others...reactions4comments
Generations of smokersMy friends call me Jo. I'm 61 yrs. young. I was diagnosed with AFIB in 2011. I had no idea the scary...reactions23comments
My muscle spasmsi'm stage 4 copd. i have been having muscle spasms all thorough my body. is that normal? sometimes i'm so shaky i...reactions3comments
Rodfullerf's COPD StoryI am 78yrs. In Jan 2017 I was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. It was the first time I had experienced shortness of...reactions3comments
AfraidI have never forgotten what an older man said to me fifteen years ago: He noticed I was smoking and he said...reactions16comments
FiberglassHello my name is James. I live in Maryville Tennessee and am 55 years old. I spent 30 years in the fiberglass...reactions3comments
RAF Mick's StoryI live in Ilford Essex. Started smoking at the age of sixteen. During 5 years service in The Royal Air Force, smoked...reactions5comments
Emphysema and ConfusionWent to a small rural hospital with some minor chest pains in February. Due to previous heart issues several test were performed...reactions5comments
Emphysema Gives Me the "Creeps"I'm a 64 year old woman who was diagnosed with stage 2 (now I'm stage 3) emphysema three years ago. I smoked...reactions14comments
It's a Genetic Thing: Alpha 1In 1989, my youngest sister through labs was told she has low Antitrypsin counts and perhaps she and siblings should be tested...reactions3comments
Windpipe Seemed to Close Whilst I Was Eating My MealA few weeks ago we decided it was about time we had a Family Sunday Dinner. So I got up early had...reactions10comments
Antibiotic Resistance and Side EffectsI have experienced terrible "gut" related problems after daily ingestion of antibiotic (erythromycin); including weight gain, constant constipation with brief episodes of...reactions1comment
It's taken me over 14 years to realize that it wasn't my lungs fault.Today has been an odd day for me. I've done productive things and feel very proud about them. I was ready to...reactions1comment
Staying focusedIf someone had told me 30 years ago I would be on oxygen I wouldn't have believed it. Yet here I am...reactions8comments
Confusing diagnosisHi everyone. Im 55 and a 40 yr smoker. I was told I had mild COPD 14 months ago. I stopped smoking...reactions3comments
