Hello, nice to meet you all. :) my name is Anabella. I’m 19 years old, and my 63 year old mother is currently hospitalized right now with pneumonia. She has COPD ( stage 3/4 Emphysema, severe), Asthma, and some blood pressure issues. She uses a …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! (Or is it?) For many with COPD, bronchiectasis, NTM lung disease, or other lung conditions, the holidays can bring pressure to do “all the things.” Sure, we want to be at every event, stay all day celebrating, …

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Bronchiectasis is an important part of the COPD Foundation’s mission . If you aren’t familiar with bronchiectasis , it is a chronic lung condition that causes airways to become widened or scarred. The lung produces too much mucus causing pooling to occur …

My wife is frustrated with my situation. I was diagnosed with Reactive Airway Disease a few months ago and have to go back in April for another PFT. My symptoms are getting worse. She is always wanting to go go go and I can't keep up. So she said she is …

I love talking about pulmonary rehab. As a respiratory therapist, it is where I really fell in love with the field. I found a passion for teaching those with COPD and other lung problems. Pulmonary rehabilitation (rehab for short) offers so many benefits …

The holiday season is typically filled with love, hope, and joy. Yet, for those with chronic lung disease, it can be a difficult time to navigate. Feelings of being worried, exhausted, or overwhelmed can also occur. Here are a few things that people with …

When we think about words like borders, boundaries, and limits, they often have a negative undertone. However, it is healthy to set boundaries when it comes to personal relationships. When living well with a lung condition like COPD (Chronic Obstructive …

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 …

“You’ve got COPD. It’s a progressive disease and there’s no cure.” If you think back to when you first heard those words, you may have felt confused, sad, or angry (maybe all of these!), and had a hundred questions. Maybe you thought, or still feel, that …

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Hi COPD360social friends, I know we have many helpful posts here that contain tips. Tips to make showering easier, tips on using tubing that won't trip you, etc. This question follows in that vein. What are the most supportive things people in your life …

Hello everyone, I am here on behalf of my mum who has sever COPD. She has constant chest infections and is back and forth to hospital almost on a monthly basis. We have never really received much help. Drs seem to just fill her with antibiotics and send …

im here to find support. I have a multitude of medical problems, and this one is the scariest thus far (besides BC)

I don't know what stage or when he was Dx. I just found out he has COPD with emphysema. So I don't know how bad it is. I do know he's really not the type to make a huge life style change. So him living by himself. How important is it for him to have some …

+ 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 …

Are there any tips/advice you would give someone who is a new caregiver or a loved one of someone recently diagnosed with COPD? I'd be interested in hearing from other caregivers and getting the patient perspective as well. What would you tell …