Many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have received medical devices to help with our breathing. At…
Articles by Caroline Gainer
I’m dealing with a new symptom of my chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): excess mucus. It has to…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often accompanied by several comorbidities, including heart disease, osteoporosis, anxiety, and depression.
Someone asked me recently what I miss about my life before I had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Without…
Carrying a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) or tank in a backpack is undeniably inconvenient. However, it’s important to remember…
My inner voice went bananas last week. I couldn’t make a simple decision, such as when was the best day…
I feel like crap, but I’m not badly sick. I decide I might as well get busy so I can…
Last week, I noticed that it took very little for me to find an excuse to put off exercise. This…
As a gardener, I sometimes imagine my mind as a garden full of various plants. Advocating for chronic obstructive…
Incontinence ranks right up there with religion and politics as topics we don’t usually mention in polite company, partly because…