by CAIRE Inc. | May 23, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, when it comes to your chronic lung disease journey, what concerns you the most? Is it that different from what healthier people face? Or are their concerns, worries, and struggles, just...
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. | Apr 10, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Do you or have you experimented with different ways to go about receiving your oxygen therapy? I remember how confusing it was at first. It was easy when you were in the hospital and the hose came...
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...
