Thank you for readingI'm glad my testimony helped a few people. Like I said earlier, it's not why but how we go through our disease...reactions1comment
Joseph FlemingI was diagnosed with COPD and stage 4 emphysema 5 years ago. I went to the ER cause I was having extreme...reactions1comment
Pre Double Lung TransplantI will be 62 this summer. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with COPD. It happened in a blink of an eye...reactions7comments
Diagnosed 6 years ago...I was diagnosed 6 years ago when I had pneumonia. I was given a nebulizer and breathing meds. I managed really well...reactions1comment
Stage four...I smoked for 30 years... had l known how easy it was to quit l would have done so years ago. I...reactions4comments
My StoryHello fellow COPD travelers. About 7 years ago, I was rushed to the hospital with pneumonia. I didn't even know I had...reactions1comment
Steve WoolfHi all - I am 51, my name is Steve and I live in Westport. Back in the day I ran Irish...reactions2comments
LIFE in my NEW WORLD...I smoked for 40 something years when I quit smoking my BODY fell apart. I was told by my regular family doctor...reactions5comments
What could and didI do hope this helps or save anyone with COPD as divine intervention helped a doctor to fight as he was fighting...reactionscomments
Sherry's COPDMy name is Sherry, I have stage 4. Went to my doctor today, he said things that upset me terribly which I...reactions5comments
Peter QueripelLiving with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchiectasis over 20 years has been quite a journey. After a visit to my doctor he...reactions6comments
Surgery paralyzed my diaphragm on the left sideI have COPD. Yes, I used to smoke over my entire adulthood. Some periods in my life were worse than others and...reactions3comments
Lung Volume Reduction SurgeryAfter reading a lot of stories most of which sounded a lot like me (hospitalization, oxygen, pulmonary rehab), seven weeks ago I...reactions7comments
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchiectasisHi everyone - so nice to have a site that probably understands how you feel. I'm 62 and have COPD - well...reactions7comments
COPD Makes Things Harder, But Life is FunWhen I was first diagnosed with COPD in 1987 I gave it little thought. Yes I had got a little short of breath...reactions10comments
Dale TateI am an 88 year old male - used to smoke two to three packs of cigarettes per day - took me...reactions4comments
PattyHi, I am 64 years old. I found out in the summer of 2016 that I have COPD. I have never smoked...reactions2comments
Hello, still breathing!!I am 82 years old, was told when I was in my early 50's I had emphysema. Now I have COPD, and...reactions2comments
53 Years Old with End StageI am 53 and was diagnosed in 2012 with COPD and all the other stuff that comes with it! January 2016 I...reactions12comments
To the 53 year old with COPDHello, No you don't give up - I know what you are going through. I have COPD myself since 2011. And yes...reactions6comments
