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 1, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ What have I done that has helped improve my quality of life since being diagnosed with COPD? First and foremost, exercise!! Lots and lots of exercise! In our writings, or for our lectures, we stress that the COPD...
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. | 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...
