by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 20, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Part One ~ I was at my daughter’s Leadership Breakfast this past week. Being an 8th grader and waiting for the next big step towards high school can be and is a big thing. Her school has these...
by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 14, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Simply put, an advocate is someone who speaks for another. In the case of a patient, it is someone who gathers information, researches the disease, and attends appointments. Their function is to protect, to augment...
by CAIRE Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The opinions expressed here are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the attitude or outlook of anyone else. Anywhere. Ever. I, like many of you, am a reformed smoker. I grew up in the household of a heavy...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 23, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, you are having a bad day or two … Yeah, I hear you. I was having a few of those days this week. And I feel I am pretty positive. It really is hard to describe to those not on oxygen or have...
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...