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Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager๐Ÿพ Happy Fluffy Friday... and Happy Take Your Dog to Work Day! ๐Ÿ’™

For many of us, taking our dog to work doesn't require much planning... they're already there! ๐Ÿถ

Whether they're reminding us it's time to get up and stretch, joining us for a walk, supervising breathing treatments, or curling up beside us after a long day, our furry companions have a special way of helping us through life's ups and downs.

Living with COPD isn't always easy, but those happy tails, gentle nudges, and unconditional love can bring comfort, laughter, and a reason to smile when we need it most.

๐Ÿ“ธ Let's celebrate our four-legged coworkers!

Share a photo and tell us:
๐Ÿพ What's their name?
๐Ÿพ What's their funniest "work habit?"
๐Ÿพ How do they brighten your day?

Whether they're your walking buddy, your nap supervisor, or the self-appointed Director of Treat Quality Control, we'd love to meet the companions who make life a little brighter.

Happy Fluffy Friday, everyone! We hope your weekend is filled with easy breathing, wagging tails, and plenty of smiles. ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿถ

17 hours ago

Anjali Singh

Anjali Singhasked the question: What is the best hospital for depression and anxiety near me?

For the treatment of anxiety and depression, Nirvan Hospital in Lucknow is a trustworthy choice. It provides counseling, medication management and psychiatric consultation from qualified experts. Following an organized assessment of their symptoms, …

5 minutes ago

HIcopd - Hawaii State Captain

HIcopd - Hawaii State Captain

On Caroline West Virginia State Captainโ€‹โ€™s excellent recommendation, I bought a WAIST PACK for my Inogen Rove6.  I was pretty skeptical because I sometimes have challenges with my waist packs because my hips & waist are similar dimensions but it was on sale on Amazon and  there are free returns for 30 days, so I figured Iโ€™d give it a try.  Lo & behold, it seems to work perfectly and itโ€™s great that you can more easily swivel the POC from the back to the front so you can turn the POC off or on or adjust the setting.  Iโ€™m VERY pleased and indebted to Caroline!  Thanks for another tool for making toting O2 around a little easier!

8 hours ago

DeeDee3

DeeDee3

Hi Iโ€™m new to this group. Came here to see how otherโ€™s cope. Iโ€™m labeled as having COPD undifined, Asthma, and two other rare lung diseases that go in remission. Iโ€™m on supplemental oxygen and use two inhalers. I still get out of breath on exertion. Donโ€™t understand why. Does anyone else have a dry cough that makes it hard to breathe? 

9 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

Quick little spread-the-word story...
Yesterday I was speaking to the manager of my local garden shop. She's a friend that I see each week. We were talking about me wearing long sleeves, gloves, and a mask on a hot day. Turns out that her Mom is in stage 4 COPD. So, I told her about our website, and suggested that she pay us a visit. I also gave her one of my Captain's Cards. I told her that her Mom is welcome to contact me anytime. 
Keep spreading the word! It does help alot! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™

9 hours ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captainanswered the question Check-in: How Summer Heat and Humidity Can Affect COPD

Interesting article and the links were very informative, also. Thanks Tralisa Willis MEd, CHWI
DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainCaroline West Virginia State Captaindas23 also answered the question DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captainand 2 others also answered the question

10 hours ago

Nova

Nova

Hi my name is Nova I'm taking this new medication and I am not doing very well with it first of all I was reading and I guess vertigo or dizziness is something common with this medicine I was having vertigo and dizziness before taking this medication and I am in the middle of menopause so those two things is hard to know however I feel like that it is not helping my breathing at all it is making it worse and I wanted to find out if anybody else was having this type of reaction with this medication

12 hours ago

Tralisa Willis MEd, CHWI

Tralisa Willis MEd, CHWIasked the question: Check-in: How Summer Heat and Humidity Can Affect COPD

Weather can affect everyoneโ€™s health, especially those living with COPD. Heat and humidity can make it hard to breathe and increase the risk of flare-ups and emergency room visits. [1] Are you prepared for the heat and humidity of summer? Heat and COPD …

12 hours ago

Bob puff dragon

Bob puff dragonHappy Friday to all,another one in the book of life.Better days ahead for all having a rough patch.

13 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captaincommented onEating Well: From Debbie Bโ€™s Kitchen to Yours

๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ“WATERMELON SMOOTHIE๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ“1/2 cup almond milk2 cups cubed watermelon 1 cup frozen strawberries Half of a large banana, broken into chunks and frozen1 tbsp. honey Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add a tad more...

18 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainHappy Fluffy Friday from my Boxer girl, Hazel Madeline! 
This past Sunday she enjoyed watching the kiddies having fun at the Splash Pad at Eisenhower Park. 
We wish everyone a pleasant, easy breathing day! ๐Ÿ˜Š

23 hours ago

Community Announcements

Community Announcementsadded a new article Inhaled vitamin D has potential to improve lung function

New perspective pushes for research into benefits of vitamin D delivered directly to the lungs

Miami (June 25, 2026) - Inhaled vitamin D supplementation rather than oral delivery could potentially improve lung function and reduce exacerbation in people with chronic lung diseases and should be explored in human-centered clinical trials, according to a new perspective in the May 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

1 day ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainGood afternoon, friends!
Went out with my little sister this morning. I had bought her a big container and a big bag of potting soil. So, today we went to our local garden center to choose some plants.
This is Lori's first container garden. I believe that the gift of plants is a nice gift! So, I'm very happy that she's happy! ๐Ÿ˜
This is her yard and her first container garden...that she created. ๐Ÿ˜

1 day ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ Today is "Please Take My Children to Work Day!" ๐Ÿ˜„

For many of us, "going to work" might mean walking down the hallway to the home office... with a supervisor who's 8 years old, four-legged, or insists on helping with every Zoom call. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ’ป

Working from home definitely has its perks:
โ˜• Coffee breaks whenever you need them.
๐Ÿพ Surprise visits from furry coworkers.
๐Ÿ˜‚ The occasional tiny assistant asking, "Are you done working yet?"

Living with COPD can also mean learning to work differentlyโ€”taking breaks when you need them, pacing yourself, and remembering that every little accomplishment counts. Some days, simply getting through your routine is a full day's work, and that's something to be proud of.

So tell us...

๐Ÿ“ธ If your kids, grandkids, pets, or even your spouse "came to work" with you today, what would happen? Would they be the CEO... or just the office distraction? ๐Ÿ˜„

We can't wait to hear your stories!

๐Ÿ’™ Happy "Please Take My Children to Work Day" from your COPD360social family!

1 day ago

Suna

Suna

And I quit smoking 5 years ago. 

1 day ago

Suna

Suna

Hi everyone. Hope you are having a great day. I was diagnosed with mild copd yesterday. By accident almost. I was doing a routine check -I smoked for 40 years and even though I had no symptoms both my parents had been heavy smokers their whole love and one died of cancer and the other of copd. They smoked to the end. So I thought I would get the cat scan done.  I was shocked. I have zero symptoms. Iโ€™m heathy and exercise and do weight training. I found out only yesterday and havenโ€™t had the lung function test yet but already in am comparing myself to mother who was so bad. It was traumatising to watch her. Now I feel thatโ€™s what going to happen to me. Mild. 64. Healthy and fit. I eat right. Train at the gym. Iโ€™m scared. Can anyone give me some advice please 

1 day ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainHappy Thursday to everyone here on 360Social! Wishing all of you an extraordinary, beautiful day! ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ’œ

1 day ago

Richard DJ

Richard DJasked the question: Have you heard of anythng new to help prevent the gut to lung action from causing too much phlegm

Have you heard of anythng new to help prevent the gut to lung action from causing too much phlegm

2 days ago

Bob puff dragon

Bob puff dragon

Hello all hope everyone is doing the best they can. I apologize for this post but l gotta vent....
This past two weeks has been the toughest l have ever gone through.My ra interstitial lung disease has now become absolutely a living nightmare every breath feels like a battle and the pain is not even touched by tramadol. If that was not enough to handle,my wife,coming in the door this morning tripped and fell on the cement and broke her other hip,she broke her right one four years ago and now did the left one today.Honest to God l always try to compartmentize issues,put them inside and deal with them old school as dad always taught ,but this last two months has become one crisis after another that is really becoming too damn much.
Not looking for sympathy here just had to vent to a group that knows what setbacks are.thanks..

2 days ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captaincommented onEating Well: From Debbie Bโ€™s Kitchen to Yours

๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‹โ€๐ŸŸฉGRAPE SALSA๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‹โ€๐ŸŸฉ3 cups red seedless grapes, stemmed and quartered Half of a small red onion, finely minced Half of a small red bell pepper, finely minced Half bunch cilantro, trimmed and coarsely chopped Zest and juice of 2...

2 days ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captaincommented onCOPD Captains Spotlight: Prince Osei Poku, COPD Foundation Captain from Ghana, West Africa

Thank you, Prince, for sharing your story of what COPD and other lung condition issues are like in Ghana. I'm very sure that your advocacy will make a difference....

2 days ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captaincommented onEating Well: From Debbie Bโ€™s Kitchen to Yours

๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸฃROASTED PLUMS๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸฃ๐ŸŸฃDelicious served alongside pork tenderloin. Superbly sweet served with vanilla ice cream! Let's go Plum Crazy! ๐Ÿ˜›1 1/2 pounds prune plums, halved and pitted2 tbsp. honey1 tap. vanilla bean paste 2 thin slices lemon1/4...

2 days ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainGood morning, and happy Wednesday! Grab your favorite beverage, and pull up a chair! Lots of helpful information here, and plenty of wonderful people! Have an awesome day! ๐Ÿคฉ

2 days ago

DannyJO

DannyJO

Thank you, to everybody that replied. For some clarity: I live in the Free State of South Africa. I am unemployed due to my condition and therefore have no medical aid. I have done breathing techniques, that help me, to breathe easier. But when I try to move that is where the problems are. The flare ups are bad, like almost total no oxygen. Again, I force myself to breathe in hard and deep, and exhale long and slow. So, the flare ups normally do not last more than a few minutes.

3 days ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager๐ŸŒŽ Visit My Corner of the World Wednesday ๐ŸŒŽ

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Did you know Wednesday is also Swim a Lap Day? ๐ŸŠ

That got me thinking...

Life isn't always about how fast we're moving. Sometimes it's simply about continuing to move forward, one lap, one step, and one day at a time.

Living with COPD, bronchiectasis, NTM, or caring for someone you love can bring challenges, unexpected turns, and days when the water feels a little rougher than usual.

But most of us have something that helps keep us going.

Maybe it's a loyal pet waiting to greet you.
๐Ÿพ A spouse, partner, or friend.
๐ŸŒฑ A garden you've nurtured.
๐ŸŽจ A favorite hobby.
โ˜• Your morning coffee.
๐Ÿ‘ง A grandchild's artwork on the refrigerator.
๐ŸŒ… A sunrise that reminds you a new day has begun.

For this week's Visit My Corner of the World Wednesday, I'd love to see a photo of something that helps keep you moving forward.

๐Ÿ“ธ When the water gets rough, what helps you keep swimming?

Share a photo from your corner of the world and tell us a little about what motivates, inspires, comforts, or encourages you.

Lets start:

๐Ÿ’™ What keeps me going is ____________________.

We can't wait to see the people, places, pets, hobbies, and moments that help make your journey a little brighter.

Let's travel around the world togetherโ€”one photo, one story, and one smile at a time. ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’™

3 days ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

I got good news today from my pulmonologist. I am a good candidate for the Zephyr valves. Due to a pre-planned trip that I have scheduled  in July and one that my daughter has in August, the earliest I can schedule it is the last week of August or early September (she lives out of state, but will come to be with me). My right upper lobe and left upper lobe are the worst lobes of my lungs.  He's going to do the right upper first, and then if all works out well, will do the left one later - maybe a year from now. 


So, now all I've got to do is to not get nervous for the next couple of months, LOL.

3 days ago

Medical Advice

It is not our intention to serve as a substitute for medical advice and any content posted should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. We make every effort to support our members, our medical professionals cannot and will not provide a diagnosis or suggest a specific medication; those decisions should be left to your personal medical team. While we encourage individuals to share their personal experiences with COPD, please consult a physician before making changes to your own COPD management plan.