... How are you managing them? Share your ideas in the comments below, or start a new conversation on MyCOPDTeam. ...
... It’s an illness, but with proper treatment I can have a good long life with it. How has it impacted my life? At first it impacted my lifestyle a lot and my relationships, but now hardly at all. It’s surprising what the right knowledge will do. I'm glad that I had to search for the information that I now use every day. ...
Member Spotlight: What Knowledge Can Do
... It’s an illness, but with proper treatment I can have a good long life with it. How has it impacted my life? At first it impacted my lifestyle a lot and my relationships, but now hardly at all. It’s surprising what the right knowledge will do. I'm glad that I had to search for the information that I now use every day. ...
... In this video, respiratory therapist Alex Grichuhin from the Home Rehab Network discusses pursed lip breathing techniques that make it easier to catch your breath after exercise or any other situation where you are short of breath.The video will show those with COPD or other pulmonary conditions how to make sure each breath counts. ...
Video: Pursed Lip Breathing How-Tos
... In this video, respiratory therapist Alex Grichuhin from the Home Rehab Network discusses pursed lip breathing techniques that make it easier to catch your breath after exercise or any other situation where you are short of breath.The video will show those with COPD or other pulmonary conditions how to make sure each breath counts. ...
... You can walk or run for COPD, play bingo, host a silent auction or fundraiser, or even create a unique event that works for your interests. You can help other people understand more about COPD while having fun and raising money for the cause. ...
COPD Awareness: How To Get Involved
... You can walk or run for COPD, play bingo, host a silent auction or fundraiser, or even create a unique event that works for your interests. You can help other people understand more about COPD while having fun and raising money for the cause. ...
... "Hopefully I will be ok for the holidays so I can visit with my grandbabies and my two sons." "Hope everyone gets the blessing of good health for the holidays." "I have relatives coming from out of town to visit during the holidays. It always seems that I am more tired with company. But I am going to enjoy my family." ...
How to Enjoy the Holidays Despite COPD
... "Hopefully I will be ok for the holidays so I can visit with my grandbabies and my two sons." "Hope everyone gets the blessing of good health for the holidays." "I have relatives coming from out of town to visit during the holidays. It always seems that I am more tired with company. But I am going to enjoy my family." ...
... You can point out that COPD is a chronic illness, meaning that it isn’t going away any time soon. Therefore your avoidance of new obligations applies to any new obligations, and if they ask again, the answer will be the same. ...
How Good Boundaries Make Life With COPD Easier
... You can point out that COPD is a chronic illness, meaning that it isn’t going away any time soon. Therefore your avoidance of new obligations applies to any new obligations, and if they ask again, the answer will be the same. ...
... References Cannabidiol (CBD) — Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, and Implications for the Acute Care Setting — Pharmacy and Therapeutics A Review of Studies Assessing Cannabidiol’s (CBD) Therapeutic Action and Potentials in Respiratory Diseases ...
CBD Gummies for COPD: Can They Help, and Are There Risks?
... References Cannabidiol (CBD) — Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, and Implications for the Acute Care Setting — Pharmacy and Therapeutics A Review of Studies Assessing Cannabidiol’s (CBD) Therapeutic Action and Potentials in Respiratory Diseases ...
... That December I got a cold and chest infection, then pneumonia, and was in the hospital for three weeks. I was finally released on Christmas Eve feeling wiped out and fragile. I had a bad exacerbation early one morning in 2015 and couldn’t breathe. I share my house, but no one else was home. I am deaf, so I don’t use the phone. ...
Member Spotlight: How Val Lives with COPD, Epilepsy, and Deafness
... That December I got a cold and chest infection, then pneumonia, and was in the hospital for three weeks. I was finally released on Christmas Eve feeling wiped out and fragile. I had a bad exacerbation early one morning in 2015 and couldn’t breathe. I share my house, but no one else was home. I am deaf, so I don’t use the phone. ...
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