by CAIRE Inc. | May 16, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ What do you wish you knew when you were first diagnosed with COPD? What would you tell yourself? The diagnosis is not a death sentence! Far from it! Yes, people do die from lung disease, and it can be an unpleasant...
by CAIRE Inc. | May 4, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, which can damage the lungs. As the disease progresses, the bronchial tubes become increasingly restricted through swelling, inflammation, or an excess of thick mucus....
by CAIRE Inc. | Apr 16, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ When an individual is faced with a morning cough, shortness of breath and possibly chest pain, their thoughts will many times turn to lung cancer. We tend to look toward the worst possible scenario when symptoms...
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...
