by Carla Barnes | Jan 14, 2020 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob “Oxygen Man” Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, each month I usually bring in some thoughts on how you deal with things both while you may be facing an illness journey or facing everyday challenges while not facing illness....
by Carla Barnes | Dec 31, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, to my surprise, I am looking forward to the dawning of 2020! Who knew? I never thought that I would see the turn of the century, let alone 20 years later … When we reach a certain age, we tend to look upon the...
by Carla Barnes | Dec 17, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob “Oxygen Man” Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Canada was always our destination from Christmas through New Year’s. My mom raised me as a single parent from the ripe old age of 3 until she eventually kicked me out of the house...
by Carla Barnes | Dec 17, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ There are a double handful of things that a COPD patient must do in order to stay as healthy and strong as possible. Ignoring any of them can leave us vulnerable to the dreaded exacerbation. Pneumonia, infections,...
by Carla Barnes | Oct 18, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ CHOOSE TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR DISEASE! Everyone is faced with choices … sadly, many of our choices result from fear. When the sun comes up and we see that the noise outside the cave was actually a bunny, rather than a...