by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 30, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The little hollow plastic lifeline that helps us breathe can create its own set of issues. Tripping over the hose, catching it on furniture or small children and closing it in doors are only a few of the adventures...
by CAIRE Inc. | Dec 21, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the prototype of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), a group of pulmonary diseases also referred to as “rare lung diseases.” Now, that is a mouthful, right?...
by CAIRE Inc. | Dec 6, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Have you ever waited too long … to call your doctor when you are not feeling up to par? So, I personally have struggles with this. I take good care of myself generally. Fought off many things and...
by CAIRE Inc. | Nov 8, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It has been suggested that I interview someone with lung disease as a subject for my blog posts. I decided that, as a beginning, I tell the story with which I am the most familiar… ours. Jim and Mary Nelson – Our...
by CAIRE Inc. | Oct 31, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Halloween is here, and it can be a “SCARY NIGHT,” no doubt. But, DON’T GET SPOOKED when you are told you need oxygen therapy of any kind, large flows, low flows, once in a while. They are all just...