by CAIRE Inc. | Jul 19, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ I recently wrote an article titled, “Required reading for caregivers, family, and friends of lung disease patients.” It dealt with the terrible misunderstandings, the lack of knowledge among caregivers, family, and...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jul 4, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The start of summer in the US of A!! As a kid, this always was the time of year when I thought summer began and the closer to going back to school started. 🙂 I don’t think you can watch the news,...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jun 27, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ During the years when I was losing my lung capacity, (20 years from the time that I quit smoking to the day of my diagnosis), my ability to do stuff gradually diminished. It was so gradual that I really had no idea...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jun 13, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Over the years, I have written about a lot of subjects related to COPD, lung disease of other kinds, and the processes that the patients and their caregivers experience. However, there is one subject that I have...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jun 1, 2018 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ What have I done that has helped improve my quality of life since being diagnosed with COPD? First and foremost, exercise!! Lots and lots of exercise! In our writings, or for our lectures, we stress that the COPD...