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Kathi MacNaughton

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RN health writer & family caregiver for a person living with COPD

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posted 08/10/2009, comments (0)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Accepting the Diagnosis/Prognosis & Moving On

This is the final post in my ongoing series on the stages of grieving for COPD caregivers. It's been a tough road as you've moved through your grief about your loved one having the terminal illness of COPD. You've experienced tremendous highs and even more intense lows. You've refused to believe the facts, railed against fate, bargained with... Read more Chevron

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Jane M. Martin

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posted 08/10/2009, comments (17)

End Stage COPD: What is it and What Does it Mean?

"You have end stage COPD..." is possibly one of the most frightening - and confusing - things a person can hear. Let's talk about the four stages of COPD and what it means for you. Here are three simple steps that anybody who has heard these dreaded words - and anybody with chronic lung disease for that matter - should... Read more Chevron

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webslave

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55 smoker, semi-retired, married to a smoker

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posted 08/08/2009, comments (0)

the desire

I wish to quit, but haven't the total committment. I'm in the early stages of copd and use a nebulizer on bad days. I'm toying with quitting..wearing the patch on some days, cutting back, etc. My biggest trigger is being on the computer! I Drink my coffee, multi-task on the computer, chain smoke. Off the comptuer I'm almost a... Read more Chevron

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randilynne

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posted 08/05/2009, comments (0)

ultimatums, threats,pleas, and guilt

My father died early sunday morning after a long battle with prostate cancer. He had smoked for most of my childhood but quit 25 years ago, with the excepition of an occasional hidden, stale kool. By the time we were each 17 my two sisters and i were smoking with parental permission. My sister, Merri was the first quitter. ... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 08/01/2009, comments (0)

Just Diagnosed with COPD -- Coping With the Shock

You've just come from your doctor's appointment where you were told some shocking news -- you have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also known as COPD. It's an incurable, slowly progressive respiratory illness. Though you may have been hearing for years about the dangers of smoking, or noticing that you were getting more and more short of... Read more Chevron

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