JAMESI was up in Oklahoma and feeding the cows and horses, and went to get the keys to my neighbor's truck to...reactions1comment
It's been a heck of a year.I quit smoking about 25 years ago. Diagnosed with COPD about 5 years ago. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with...reactions3comments
Cramps and COPDIn August 2010 I had a bi-lateral mastectomy because of cancer. I thought these cramps were from something to do with that...reactions2comments
My Story: Respiratory FailureWhere do I start. Don't know if anyone will ever read this, so here it goes! I'm 62, have been diagnosed about...reactions8comments
Bruzzi's StoryAfter my heart surgery, COPD kicked in pretty violently. Guessing the muscles that helped breathing did not help any more. Yes I...reactions2comments
A Story from a Hoosier GirlI am a retired school bus driver. Never smoked. 64 yrs young, married 45 yrs. I started with the symptoms almost 4...reactions3comments
Diagnosed in 1992I am a 68 yr old female who was diagnosed with COPD in 1992. I was a heavy smoker, 2 packs a...reactions3comments
I refuse to bow to the ravages of COPDThe phone rings and everything else such as noise, TV, conversations and family seem to fade into the back ground. My Pulmonary...reactions1comment
Marilyn's StoryI am 64, widow, mother of 5 and grandmother of 12. Former smoker for 30 years nearly 2 packs a day. Smoke...reactions3comments
Doing pretty well so farI have had COPD for about 18 years (probably longer but that is when I was diagnosed). I quit smoking 19 years...reactions1comment
Depressed and anxious.I'm a 58yr old mother/grandmother of 8 and newly engaged! I was diagnosed about 12yrs ago with moderate/severe copd. Not sure if...reactions2comments
LostMy name is Krissi and I was diagnosed when I was 25 with copd. I was getting chronic bronchitis twice a month...reactions2comments
Wanting to feel useful with COPDI was diagnosed 12 yrs ago. I smoked for 30 yrs. I am on oxygen 24/7. I have 28% lung function. I...reactions1comment
HappieI am 68 years old I started smoking at 9 years old and smoked for over 50 years. I worked in the...reactions2comments
7 kids and a budgieI'm a 51 year old mother of seven I'm a grandma to 8 granddaughters and 1 grandson. My father passed at 60 from...reactions2comments
COPD for 8 yearsI first knew I had COPD 8 years ago and for most of that time I was fine but around October of this...reactions2comments
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMy husband has IPF and emphysema and on lung transplant list is there anyone else waiting patient or care giver that can...reactions1comment
COPD diagnosis made me stop smokingI'm 75 have had COPD since 1992, I was a smoker for over 40 years and stopped in that year. In 1997...reactions3comments
My COPDSmoked for 40 years. Diagnosed 3 years ago. Quit at once. Use oxygen at night and sometimes during the day. Have an oxygen...reactions1comment
Surviving COPDIn 1999 I had lung cancer and they removed one lung and cancer free. Quit smoking that same year. 2013 I began...reactions1comment
