by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 23, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ A little over 6 years ago, I was near death. For several reasons, including my personal cigarette smoking for 20 years, my lungs were in tatters, no longer able to absorb enough oxygen to maintain life. Due to the...
by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 19, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Prior to the major miracle of a lung transplant, I had emphysema and chronic bronchitis, also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. That means that my lung capacity was only a fraction of what it...
by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 15, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It is pretty common for those of us who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to fall into fits of depression. The initial diagnosis can certainly be cause for upset, and the inevitable...
by CAIRE Inc. | Nov 24, 2017 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ This is the second blog in a series of posts about getting through your day while faced with the demands of a chronic disease such as COPD. The posts contain valuable information for both patients and for...
by CAIRE Inc. | Sep 10, 2017 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It is all about choices… I was diagnosed with severe COPD, (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), in 1995. I had always had weak lungs. It was just part of my life, something that I had accepted. Premature...
