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baileygiglio

baileygiglio

Hi everyone! The COPD Foundation is working with partners in the lung health community to declare November 2026 as COPD Awareness Month in all 50 states! We need YOUR help to represent every state. If you live in the following states and want to quickly and easily participate in this project, please reach out to me at BGiglio@COPDFoundation.org:

- Montana
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- New Hampshire
- Hawaii


Thank you!

22 hours ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community ManagerDo you care for a friend or family member with severe COPD and have experience with their nebulizers and handheld inhalers?

If yes, you may able to share your experience in a virtual focus group.

You may be paid for your time.

To learn more and see if you qualify, contact Sergio Martinez at 866-731-2673, ext. 210โ€ฏor email copdpprn@copdfoundation.org

3 days ago

charlesj

charlesj

Doing a lot better..
Moderate Copd, 
Only using Anoro inhaler once a day.

41 minutes ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainEnjoy your Saturday, my friends! 
Pull up a chair, pour yourself a coffee, tea, or juice-maybe a water, and relax! You got this! Plenty of wonderful people and helpful information, right here on 360Social! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

3 hours ago

6ft Pixie

6ft Pixieanswered the question Does pulmonary rehab help?

I attended pulmonary rehab in July 2024. It was great except I had to stop twice, once to care for my sister in GA and then, sadly, to attend her funeral. I wonder if I would have done better without the stops, but hey, such is real life. My program was …
Brenda JoyGAnneCaroline West Virginia State Captainand 8 others also answered the question Brenda Joyand 10 others also answered the question

14 hours ago

6ft Pixie

6ft Pixie

I hope you all are having a great day. It is stunning today, with Carolina blue skies and a lovely high temperature of 74! For those of you in the Northeast, I'm thinking of you and sending my thoughts and prayers.๐Ÿ™

14 hours ago

6ft Pixie

6ft Pixie

Welcome BMac! We are so glad you found us. Have a great day!

15 hours ago

HIcopd - Hawaii State Captain

HIcopd - Hawaii State Captain

16 hours ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager๐ŸŒง๏ธ A Good Time to Check Your Disaster Plan

With the norโ€™easter affecting parts of the East Coast, this feels like a good time for all of usโ€”not just those in the stormโ€™s pathโ€”to pull out our Disaster Preparedness Plan and give it another look.

Being prepared doesnโ€™t mean expecting the worst. It means taking care of a few things before everything gets hectic.

If you already have a plan, when was the last time you updated it? Have medications changed? Oxygen needs? Doctors or emergency contacts? Do you know what you would do during a power outage? Is your Stay Kit or Go Kit still ready to go?

And if youโ€™ve never made a disaster plan, this is a great place to start. The COPD Foundationโ€™s Disaster Preparedness Plan gives patients, families, and caregivers a roadmap for what to think about, what to have ready, and what to do if circumstances suddenly change.

Because when the lights go out, the roads get bad, or you need to leave home quickly, that is not the ideal time to start wondering where the medication list went.

Preparedness can't control the storm, but it can take some of the panic out of what comes next.

Take a few minutes this weekend to look over your plan, update what needs updating, and make sure the people who may be helping you know the plan too.

And for our members dealing with this norโ€™easter right now, please stay safe and keep us posted. This community is here for you. ๐Ÿ’™

Have you ever been through an emergency that taught you something you now include in your disaster plan?

https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/Educational-Materials-Resources/Downloads.aspx#DPP

COPD Foundation Educational Materials

The COPD Foundation educational library has a variety of useful booklets, flyers, and tools that you can download to help you learn more about living and thriving with COPD โ€“ everything from the basics of lung conditions to specific topics such as exercise and exacerbations (flare-ups).

16 hours ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

๐Ÿ’œ Happy National Daughters Day! ๐Ÿ’œ

Today is a day to celebrate daughtersโ€”but I think โ€œdaughterโ€ can mean a whole lot more than whatโ€™s written on a family tree.

Maybe sheโ€™s your daughter or granddaughter. Maybe sheโ€™s a niece who has always felt more like a daughter. Or maybe she came into your life somewhere along the way and, without anybody making it official, simply became family. โค

And here in our community, we see daughters in so many different roles.

Sometimes sheโ€™s the one living with COPD who needs a little extra encouragement and someone beside her saying, โ€œIโ€™m glad youโ€™re here.โ€

Sometimes sheโ€™s the daughter who becomes a caregiver, appointment companion, researcher, chauffeur, medication reminder, advocate, grocery-getter, and professional worrierโ€”all while still simply being a daughter.

And sometimes, sheโ€™s just the person who calls at exactly the right time. Those things matter more than we probably say.

National Daughters Day is also a good reminder that one of the greatest things we can give someone is something that stays with them. Teach her something. Share a family recipe. Pass along a skill. Tell her a story she hasn't heard before. Teach her something practical, something silly, or something you had to learn the hard way. Those little pieces of us have a way of traveling forward.

So today, let's hear about the daughters in your worldโ€”by birth, by choice, or simply by love. ๐Ÿ’œ

And if you are the daughter, this day belongs to you, too.

Who are you celebrating today? And what's something you've taught herโ€”or something she has taught you? โค

21 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

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

I know which restaurant you're talking about, Karen! ๐Ÿ˜€It's easy to prepare, and would be great when you have company! ...

22 hours ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captaincommented onEating Well: From Debbie Bโ€™s Kitchen to Yours

Oh, this sounds delicious - just like the butter for the rolls at one of the restaurants I love....

22 hours ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State CaptainToday is World Lung Day all across the globe - here's a banner that I found on the GAAPP (Global Allergies and Airways Patients Platform).

22 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

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

๐ŸฏHONEY-CINNAMON BUTTER๐Ÿงˆ1/2 cuo butter, softened 1/4 cup honey 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, mix until light and creamy,...

23 hours ago

Brenda Joy

Brenda Joy

I go for the ... Although I hace recently got a few !!! 

23 hours ago

Brenda Joy

Brenda Joy

I AM very happy because I round this community. I have been feeling so lonely because i'm My country there isn't any kind of support groups and in the little Town I live people don't know/understand/carne about this condition. Now I found this site where we all know and care and and that's so nice. 


Please excuse if sometimes the spelling is lousy, my main languague is spanish snd the phone keyboard is programmed to think in spanish and it changes words at it's pleasure not mine


23 hours ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainHappy Fluffy Friday from Brenda Lee! She's a very friendly, very happy kitten! She wishes everyone the best day ever! ๐Ÿ˜€

1 day ago

Jamie Jarrard (COPDF Sr. Communications Specialist)

Jamie Jarrard (COPDF Sr. Communications Specialist)answered the question Recent diagnosis

Hi JudithArlene! My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 COPD in 2011, and had a very full and long life after diagnosis. What I learned from him was that mindset was a huge factor. He decided to fight every single day, and found something positive in each …
JudithArleneDavid Mannino, MD (Chief Medical Officer, COPD Foundation )DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain also answered the question JudithArleneand 2 others also answered the question

1 day ago

Community Announcements

Community Announcementsadded a new article World Oxygen Day 2026 calls attention to essential role of oxygen and barriers to access

COPD Foundation leads the fourth annual awareness day

Miami (September 24, 2026) - The fourth annual World Oxygen Day will take place on Friday, October 2, 2026. The awareness day brings together 22 global patient advocacy organizations and professional societies to raise awareness of the importance of oxygen and oxygen therapy.

Millions of people around the world rely on supplemental oxygen for their activities of daily living. Millions more need short-term supplemental oxygen to survive acute conditions, such as pneumonia or traumatic injuries. Hypoxemia, or low oxygen levels, can affect people of any age and can result from a range of respiratory, cardiac, and other conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

1 day ago

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Coach Brandon - Community Manager

Happy National Punctuation Day! โ“โ—

Yes, apparently punctuation gets its own day. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized those little marks might have something to teach us.


Living with COPD โ€” or caring for someone who does โ€” can sometimes feel like one very long sentence. So maybe we could all use a little punctuation now and then.

A period. ๐Ÿ›‘
Sometimes you just need to stop. Rest. Recharge. And not feel guilty about it.

A comma.
A reminder to pause, catch your breath, and keep going when you're ready.

A question mark. โ“
Probably one of the most important ones. Ask the question at your doctor's appointment. Ask what that medical term means. Ask about another option. Ask for help when you need it.

An exclamation point! โ—
Because the wins deserve some attention too! Maybe you made it through pulmonary rehab, walked a little farther, had a good breathing day, or simply did something today that you weren't sure you could do.

And then there's the ellipsis...

Maybe that one's my favorite.

Because it means the story isn't finished yet.

So for National Punctuation Day, which one fits where you are today?

A period. A comma. A question mark. An exclamation point. Or maybe those three little dots... because there's still more to come. ๐Ÿ’™

1 day ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

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

๐Ÿฅ„BROCCOLI CONFETTI RICE๐Ÿฅ„1 large shallot, halved, and thinly sliced crosswise into half moons4 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets, tough ends removed6 scallions, thinly sliced Small bunch dill, finely chopped Zest of 1 lemon 1 cup golden...

1 day ago

sanjay Morya

sanjay Moryaanswered the question Best air purifier for smokers, Expert recommendations to choose

For smokers, I think the important thing is to choose an air purifier based on particle and odor removal rather than just the brand. A true HEPA filter can help capture fine particles, while activated carbon can help with some smoke-related odors and …
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2 days ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

DebbieB.-Connecticut State CaptainHappy Thursday, friends! Shine on! Your smile sparkles in the sunlight! You are truly awesome! โค๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›
๐Ÿ˜€๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ˜€

2 days ago

Jamrock

JamrockMy happy place is at night after my husband goes to bed. I sketch and paint. Working on getting my energy back 

2 days ago

Kaseykat

Kaseykatanswered the question How to keep my very long oxygen cord from getting tangled and kinked

itโ€™s a OxyGoNext and Iโ€™m on number 3 setting.
HIcopd - Hawaii State CaptainDavid Mannino, MD (Chief Medical Officer, COPD Foundation ) also answered the question HIcopd - Hawaii State Captainand 1 other also answered the question

2 days ago

DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain

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

This recipe is good because you will have leftovers, Karen. Or, great when you are having company! Let your slow cooker do all the work! ๐Ÿ˜€...

2 days ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captaincommented onEating Well: From Debbie Bโ€™s Kitchen to Yours

I make a crockpot meal similar to this, but I use chicken breasts instead of thighs. My mom used to make it in the oven, back in the day, but who wants to do that when you can let the crockpot do it without heating up the kitchen? Unless you live...

2 days ago

JudithArlene

JudithArleneasked the question: Recent diagnosis

Recently diagnosed with COPD per a lung CT screening. I will have my first PFT in a couple of weeks. I am filled with worry and fear right now. Does anyone have some positive stories of managing and living a full life? I guess I need some hope right now.

2 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.