It's all about control.I'm weeks from 79 years of age and 20 years of COPD. I know the insides of ERs (A & E to Brits) and innumerable exacerbations with the attendant antibiotics... By only me1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
living with lung diseaseI'm an 84-year-old female, in good health apart from lungs. My father died of lung disease at 54 yrs old, my 2 brothers also had lung disease and all 3... By pam alston1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Trip to TexasI am on oxygen 24 and 7. I needed a portable oxygen machine that airlines approve...so I rented one just for the overnight trip from NS Canada to TX to... By debi551 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Older and a little wiserMy name is Wayne. I'm no different than other people trying to have some kind of life as I've been living COPD for about 5 years now I'm on oxygen... By greenman20201 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My StoryI'm new to my diagnosis, compared to most of the people that post here that I have read. So I'm still in the processes of accepting my new life. I... By Jbyrd4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Having a hard time dealing with everythingHi sorry I haven't been on the site much lately. I have found out that I have lung cancer several nodules are big enough they are cancerous. And no doctors... By sandramcgee1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Be AwareOne day last week was one of those warmer winter days, an easy breathing day. I bundled up, oxygen in tow, mask on, and actually went to a store. Darkness... By Wdh10311 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Finding ways to pass timeI never expected to have my health take a turn south. It started out with a diagnosis of COPD and being placed on supplemental oxygen. In addition, I had several... By dkundtz2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
ComfortAs I sit here alone for another Holiday, I find peace and/or comfort in nothing. I am reminded of being called a Burden and a treated like a leper or... By Blackbird1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
How I "cured" my COPD symptoms completely.I am embarrassed that this story is going to sound like me, me, me but I am excited to share my "discovery" in the hope that it may help others... By AlexD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Exercises that change my lifeMy name is John Latuharhary, I am 68yrs, I smoked almost my entire life, I had been diagnosed with COPD about 4yrs ago... I had shortness of breath.. just doing... By jhljohn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
ExerciseI think a pulmonary rehab program is essential before anybody starts an exercise regimen. If your doc hasn't discussed it with you, I think you should ask. Rehab techs will... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
diagnosisI had to learn was how to listen to health care people who were leading me through the process. At first, 'here, try this inhaler to see if it works'... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Learning to breatheLearning to breathe It’s been a real struggle for me. As an active person with five sons and a husband, three cats, and a dog to look after as well... By Blackmirror4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Hopeful or HopelessRecently I found myself with an extra 100 lbs., and dragging oxygen tubing throughout my house. The weight came from that "miracle" drug called Prednisone, and the oxygen is supposed... By Phardy631 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
All there is is hope50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to yourself" stigma. Not true in all cases, I... By Wdh10311 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Struggling but livingI have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me this awful disease. I also work for a... By wheezy721 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Hope definedHope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell you how to manage the next minute or... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Easiest way to shop & cookMy husband suffers from M.E. (CFS) and is on immunosuppressants, having had a kidney transplant, and I suffer from diabetes & COPD. I do the cooking for both of us... By munchkin471 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
AnxietyI too have some difficulty with anxiety. My daughter thinks I should get therapy. I disagree. Therapy can't remove the source of my anxieties. I am anxious going anywhere, concerned... By ruth P1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments