by Carla Barnes | Jan 30, 2020 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ A nasty-sounding word. Sounds like two or more things ganging up to kill you! I have done a lot of writing and lecturing on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and related lung disorders, and that community has a...
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 | Dec 17, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ We can’t predict the future. There are many that say they can, but I know that personally, I can’t. Those of you on this similar journey can probably attest to this. For me, my life changed...
by Carla Barnes | Nov 1, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, who doesn’t have frustration from time to time? What causes it? How do you handle it? They say the key is to not let it get the best of you and turn towards anger. Easier said than done at...
