Oxygen therapy is required for many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). My column’s name, in…
Articles by Caroline Gainer
Pulmonary rehabilitation can help to significantly increase exercise tolerance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many…
It’s not uncommon for those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to suffer from cachexia, or…
Those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease need to be prepared for unexpected challenges like inclement weather or…
I’ve been struggling lately to maintain my normally positive focus on life and living. It’s been perplexing to try to…
I recently posted in COPD360social, the COPD Foundation’s online community, that I’ve been requiring more sleep than usual. That…
You know that Dolly Parton song where she tumbles out of bed, stumbles to the kitchen, and pours…
I was scrolling through Facebook recently and found a friend’s post that shared his life philosophy. That philosophy? Forget yesterday,…
Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) live alone, and because we must exercise care not to get…
Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with phenazopyridine hydrochloride and cranberry juice for urinary tract infections.