by Carla Barnes | Sep 19, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ There are simply too many aspects to dealing with wimpy lungs to put in one blog post. Consequently, here are a few more ideas to make your life a bit better. KEEP THE HOUSE CLEAN Do the cleaning when you are...
by Carla Barnes | Aug 28, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ If you have done any research about your disease, you have likely run across promotional material about clinical trials. What are they all about? Should you get involved? Clinical trials are utilized by medical...
by Carla Barnes | Jul 11, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It is easy, sitting there with your diagnosis and your oxygen cannula, to feel alone. (Or your cane or your wheelchair or your chemotherapy treatments. Choose your particular demons.) Your friends are out somewhere...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 16, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ We talk so much about the importance of attitude. For good reason. Anyone who finds themselves in a bad situation, with a chronic medical condition or in the position of a caregiver with no end in sight can find...
by CAIRE Inc. | Nov 8, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It has been suggested that I interview someone with lung disease as a subject for my blog posts. I decided that, as a beginning, I tell the story with which I am the most familiar… ours. Jim and Mary Nelson – Our...