https://www.copdfoundation.org/About-Us/What-We-Do... Dara - I'm glad that you reached out to us. Did you know that we have an Information Line that's staffed by trained patients and caregivers? The suggestions that you've already received are great, …

This month at the COPD Foundation we’ve talked about exercise, physical fitness, pulmonary rehabilitation (rehab), and nutrition. We’ve looked at: Options for starting a simple exercise program if you are very short of breath and/or deconditioned (out …

Always check with your doctor before starting an exercise program. This month at the COPD Foundation we’re talking about exercise, physical fitness, pulmonary rehabilitation (rehab), and nutrition. A recent check in focused on options for starting a …

I just wanted to share my story and emotions: Mid- November my husband had a severe pain in his side, causing difficulty and pain when taking a breath. We went to the emergency clinic. I was not allowed in with him and eventually the doctor came out to …

From 1998 to 2004, I was in the hospital for pneumoniaevery February. In 2004, I had a serious attack and my doctor told me that Ihad to stop smoking. He showed me tests he’d done on my lungs and scared theliving daylights out of me. I was ready to throw …

Here at the Wednesday Check in, you can talk with friends with COPD who have some of the same feelings and experiences you do. But what about the people in your life who don’t have COPD? Last month we talked about ways to communicate with family and …

Throughout this month, our Wednesday Check ins focused on communication. We covered a lot— how to get the most out of routine medical appointments through effective communication with our doctors, keeping track of our health information, and …

Do you ever find yourself in a conversation with someone close to you, thinking, "That's not what I meant!" Getting others to understand what we are trying to say is not always easy. We’ve all had frustrating conversations when it seemed that no matter …

I hope it's not too late. I would be very interested. I would be open to either web, or telephone, or both. I'm new here as we just moved at the end of March. I was at Better Breathers, and had friends and counsel at our previous home.

Hi, first off great to find a community like this! The amount of content is amazing. I have joined the forum on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with Type 2 COPD 4 years ago. She had been diagnosed with a form of COPD before that but was more or …

Hi everyone. I’m a newbie to this site. My mom is 68 and has stage 3-4 COPD and she lives with me. She’s to the point to where she can’t even walk to the bathroom, or take a shower without wheezing or gasping for air. Anyway my husband is getting real …

Good for you guys,my wife and l just did the same thing.No reason at all not to.l personally do not own a poc the cost at 3500 is to expensive on disability.l have the tanks and find they work really good for me,know it is old school but l know l can …

Not long ago, I posted an article aimed at caregivers, family and friends of lung disease patients. It dealt with communication and understanding, and was met with a great many positive, appreciative comments. It prompted me to create the following, …

I MEAN IT!I WANT YOU TO READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND IT AND TALK TO YOUR PATIENT ABOUT IT! Over the years, I have written about a lot of subjects related to COPD, lung disease of other kinds, and the processes that the patients and their caregivers …

There are many COPD groups a person can join to get help on the internet and on FB.They are all there willing to help you. There is EFFORTs, COPD, Drive4copd, COPD Friends for Friends, COPD ALPHA 1 on FB among others. These also are some of the sites on …

+ During the years after my diagnosis, I wore out three treadmills. In the online support groups such as EFFORTS, I became known as one of those exercise nuts who was constantly preaching the value of keeping our bodies in good shape to counteract …

If someone wants or actually needs to become a caregiver, but lives far away from their loved one - what can they do? Do many caregivers try to help out from a distance?