by CAIRE Inc. | Aug 9, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Myth #1 – COPD is a death sentence In a word, (okay, three words) not even close! I remember my shock and dismay when I was diagnosed with Severe (Stage 3) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). I knew...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jul 19, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ I recently wrote an article titled, “Required reading for caregivers, family, and friends of lung disease patients.” It dealt with the terrible misunderstandings, the lack of knowledge among caregivers, family, and...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jul 11, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Since you were just a little bitty thing, you were told not to be selfish. Selfishness, coveting something, refusing to put others first, was portrayed as a bad thing, a sure way to incur the displeasure of Mommy...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jun 27, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ During the years when I was losing my lung capacity, (20 years from the time that I quit smoking to the day of my diagnosis), my ability to do stuff gradually diminished. It was so gradual that I really had no idea...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jun 13, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale I really love...
