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Kathi MacNaughton

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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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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 08/01/2009, comments (0)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Dealing with Depression

This is the fifth post in an ongoing series on the 5-stage grieving process experienced by those caring for a person with COPD. It's not easy being a caregiver for someone with COPD. Watching them slowly lose the person they once were is extremely tough to live through. Losing hope is almost inevitable, at least some of the time. The next... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/15/2009, comments (0)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives: Bargaining for Hope

This is the fourth post in an ongoing series on the 5-stage grieving process experienced by those caring for a person with COPD. Watching someone you love die by inches isn't easy, is it? So, it's only natural to do everything you can to try to change their fate (and yours). The next stage in the grieving process, after anger, is often... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/03/2009, comments (0)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Getting Past the Anger

This is the next post in an ongoing series on the 5-stage grieving process experienced by those caring for a person with COPD. Watching someone you love slowly shrink to a mere shadow of their former self is enough to trigger a powerful emotion that you may be ashamed of feeling. I'm talking about anger, and it's often the second stage in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/11/2009, comments (4)

COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Accepting the Changes in Your Loved One

More often than not, I suspect caregivers of COPD patients will be either spouses or grown children. Either way, the changes you see in your loved one will require a tremendous adjustment. I say this because by the time a COPD patient needs caregiving support, they are probably in the latter stages of the disease, debilitated to the point where... Read more Chevron

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