Those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sometimes struggle to stay motivated to do the things that…
Caroline Gainer
Caroline Gainer is from West Virginia, the state with the highest rate of COPD in the United States. She was diagnosed with moderate-to-severe COPD in 2013 after a pneumothorax (lung collapse). After two more lung collapses she was diagnosed as severe. She has been very active with the American Lung Association and the COPD Foundation as an advocate for people with lung disease. She hopes that her column, “Life Tethered to a Concentrator,” will inspire others to live their best life with COPD.
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Articles by Caroline Gainer
Staying active can help ease the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sometimes I find this…
My mother taught me that once you start a job, you need to finish it — or at least do…
Most of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have probably told our friends that our plans are always penciled…
Progress is often painfully slow when managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and recovering from exacerbations, but improvement…
For those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the objective of most of our treatments is…
Usually, by this point in the spring, I’ve had at least one upper respiratory infection — a common complication of…
While the name of this column is “Life Tethered to a Concentrator,” so far, I haven’t yet discussed my journey…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is cruel in that it can cause some of our good habits to be…
When I was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2013, my first emotion was relief. I…