COPD/Emphysema often goes undiagnosed, sometimes for years, after it actually starts to cause damage to the airways and lungs. As the third leading cause of death in the United States, this is problematic.
When COPD is not diagnosed and treated, damage to the lungs can occur that could have been prevented or at least slowed down. And that... Read more
What are your New Year's resolutions for 2011?Well, it's New Year's Eve and caregivers, like everyone else, are probably thinking about things they can do to improve their lives over the coming year. Making changes isn't always easy, though, especially when it comes to caring for someone with a progressive terminal illness like COPD. Believe me, I... Read more
A new year is about to dawn and that's the time when people seem driven to reviewing where they went wrong in the past and setting new goals to help them improve in the year to come. Of course, it can be really challenging to stick to those goals and great intentions once the holidays are over and you're back to your old routines and... Read more
Our winter holidays are a wonderful time of year, with joy in the air, perhaps soft snow falling, people exchanging gifts and gathering with families and friends for holiday cheer... and lots of good food.
Unfortunately, being overweight when you have COPD can make it harder to breathe, not to mention causing a number of other health... Read more
Let's face it... it's not always easy to navigate today's complex healthcare systems. I was contacted the other day by a daughter who is trying to care for her father, who has severe COPD, by long-distance -- from a whole different country. And she's doing so in an apparently somewhat hostile healthcare environment.
Seems this lady's... Read more
