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posted 10/21/2009, comments (2)

Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis

In Part I we met Dave, who was just told he had COPD. Here is Part II with commonly asked questions about being Young with COPD. If I am diagnosed with COPD at a young age, what's the first thing I should do? The first thing you should do if you've been diagnosed with COPD (at any age) is to get tested for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (0)

I’m Too Young to Have COPD! Or am I?

"COPD? At my age? I'm only 46! There's no way. I'm too young to have that horrible disease." Dave was stunned. Lately he'd been a little more short of breath than usual, and his colds hung on for longer than they used to, but this... this just couldn't be. "COPD is a disease for old people," he thought. "Old smokers who are... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/26/2007, comments (0)

Now What? 6 Steps to Breathing Better with COPD

In my last blog we talked about COPD- what it is, if you could be at risk, and how to find out if you have it. So, let's say that you have, indeed, been diagnosed with COPD and are among the estimated 12 million other folks who have. Before we go on from here, you must know that you're already a step ahead of the others who have COPD and... Read more Chevron

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