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Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma

COPD & Sleep - How to Get a Good Night's Rest!

When you have COPD, getting enough rest is essential. Of course, even people without COPD need sleep, but people who suffer from COPD use up much greater energy resources just to get through the day. So, when they do go to bed, they need to know they're going to get a good night's rest.   Sleep recharges your energy, helps cells and tissues... Read moreChevron
posted 08/02/2011, comments (0)|
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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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Respiratory Therapist, COPD educator and author

Big Event for COPD Awareness!

On Saturday, August 20, the COPD Foundation and the New York Mets will be hosting a COPD Awareness Day on the Mets’ home turf at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.   Why the Mets?   As the Mets play the Milwaukee Brewers they’ll be spreading awareness about COPD in honor of longtime Mets executive and friend, Bob Mandt,... Read moreChevron
posted 08/02/2011, comments (0)|
Jasmine

enjoy a longer life

Severe COPD: End stage. Diagnosis. 1. Take all meds on time and in proper doses 2. Good nutrition at all times 3. Exercise, Exercise and then more. Keeps lungs working and pumping. 4. No smoking or in harsh weather, stay inside when you can. 5 MOST IMPORTANT: Enjoy your life, laugh a lot and creat pleasure. PS. I have diagnosis of end stage,... Read moreChevron
posted 08/01/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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Respiratory Therapist, COPD educator and author

If You Have COPD, What You Should Know About your Heart

You’re visiting this site right now because chances are you or a loved one has COPD – a lung disease. So, why is this a sharepost about the heart? Your heart and lungs work closely together, as partners, and when one is compromised the other one works harder to compensate and get the job done. Your heart and lungs are workhorses, each... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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Respiratory Therapist, COPD educator and author

COPD: Honoring Loved Ones with Monarch Butterflies

Raising Monarchs is a favorite summer activity of people with COPD because it’s fascinating, fun, easy – and inspiring. In Part I we learned that even if you are physically limited by your COPD you can still experience the joy of raising Monarch butterflies. We explored the first two phases of the Monarch lifecycle, Egg and... Read moreChevron
posted 06/06/2011, comments (0)|

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