The Uncertain Passenger

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At times, my COPD is causing me to miss out on life-I miss my old self.
When I feel alone I could use some support.
My quality of life has changed but I don't know how my doctor can help.
Sometimes my COPD feels out of my control and I want to get back on track.

How Do We Do the Hard Things?

Coping with our COPD lives can be difficult and takes our energy, as well as saps our strength. Fatigue for some is draining. Some COPDers who are in early and...

Combating Social Isolation

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It's the Little Things

About a year ago, I wrote an article called "What’s In Your Pocket?" Today, what keeps coming to mind is “it’s the little things”. It seems that what’s in the...

Why?

“He isn’t here for me.” “He doesn’t help me.” “When I need help, she changes the subject to herself.” Do these sound familiar? You aren’t alone, others have felt that...

Every Breath is Precious

I've come to realize that since my diagnosis of COPD every breath I take is precious. We take our lives and breathing for granted until something drastic happens and we...

Coping With Reality

Being relatively new to living with COPD, my experiences thus far have been mild compared to some others. There have been symptoms that were easy enough to get rid of...