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The outdoors is filled with nature!!!

The outdoors is filled with nature!!!

Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Don’t get me wrong … I love nature! I like hiking and biking, wandering the mountains of Colorado or the Sonoran Desert around Tucson. Thing is, I remember what it was like before my transplant, back when I was...
Controlling stress with COPD

Controlling stress with COPD

Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Life in today’s world is stressful enough for most everyone. Life complicated by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be infinitely more stressful, for both the patient and for caregivers. Health...
COPD and balance

COPD and balance

Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The idea for this article was poached from Ann Lornie, an inspiration who lived in England. Ann was a fellow patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and like me, she was an exercise nut! We never...
Myths about COPD

Myths about COPD

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...