Caring for Someone with COPD
Caregiving for someone with COPD can be challenging and exhausting. However, it's important to keep yourself healthy, emotionally and physically, to best care for your loved one. Sorting through your own emotions about your loved one's diagnosis is the first step to helping them navigate life with COPD.
Community: Caring for Someone with COPD
Join our community by contributing
Hot Topic
comments
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…
Community Activity
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, posted 10 Tips for Coping Successfully with… A few years back, one of the Harvard Medical School publications put out a…
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, posted Caregiver Perspectives - Dealing After… If you follow my shareposts here on HealthCentral, then you may be aware…
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, commented on COPD Caregiver Perspectives - Accepting… Dee... The grieving you are going through is a process. No one can say…
Kathi MacNaughton, Health Pro, answered my mother has copd, and she has been in… I'm not sure exactly what you're asking here. It is common for people…
Related Content: Caring for Someone with COPD
Statins may benefit COPD patients
Patients who have COPD may benefit from taking statin drugs, a new review of published research... Read more »
Early Rehab for COPD
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ... According to a new study, the... Read more »
Common antibiotic may ease COPD symptoms
A low dose of the common antibiotic erythromycin may greatly reduce complications from chronic... Read more »
Moving to Monthly COPD Newsletters!
In an effort to give you the most comprehensive information on your health conditions, we're... Read more »
Do You Suffer From Asthma? Learn About the Asthma Study 
7 Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer 
5 Facts About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 
8 Myths About Lung Cancer Featuring Content From:
By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2013 Remedy Health Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
