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randilynne

posted 04/13/2009, comments (0)

guilt and abandonment. and sucess

so, i'm feeling pretty quilty. but not for the reasons that you may be guessing. years ago i attended a support group for chronic pain sufferers. it was like a saturday night live sketch. when we arrived the chairs were stacked 10 high along a wall. most of us expended all of our reserve strength just setting... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 04/08/2009, comments (3)

Oxygen Therapy for COPD: Why & When It Is Needed

COPD is a progressive, chronic illness. That means that the person who has it will notice that their lung function slowly worsens over the months and years after their diagnosis. Depending on how timely that diagnosis is, the treatment plan may or may not be intensive. COPD can be treated with lifestyle changes like quitting smoking and... Read more Chevron

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Anne Mitchell

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posted 04/05/2009, comments (0)

Quitting Smoking is a Process — Some Tips to Help You

It’s important to remember that the whole business of becoming an ex-smoker is a process, and not an overnight one at that. You begin by removing the cigarettes and not smoking anymore. After a short while, the physical addiction and cravings start to leave. Finally, you plateau and reach the maintenance stage. But to get to this point, you... Read more Chevron

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Jim Christopher

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posted 04/03/2009, comment (1)

Where Has All the Glamour of Smoking Gone?

The following fantasy had great appeal to me back in the day: We close friends - tortured, creative, young, exuberant, inquisitive, out to make our mark on the world - meet at a dark coffee shop, cigarettes ablaze, each individual holding forth, till the wee hours, perhaps till dawn, reluctant to leave in our separate cars, exhilarated... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 04/01/2009, comments (0)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Dealing With Denial

As I discussed in the last post in this series, caring for a person with COPD generally triggers a 5-stage grieving process, as you see the person you love slowly shrink to a mere shadow of their former self. In this installment, we'll look at what is usually the first stage, Denial. Each stage of grieving is perfectly natural and OK. So,... Read more Chevron

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