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COPD Foundation Hosts Spring Benefit, May 12th

April 29th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

We’re hosting a spring benefit featuring a preview of the Our Lives, Our Air Read more…

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A Change in Lifestyle

April 29th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

Sharon Welty was first diagnosed with COPD in 2004, after many visits to the doctor. Read more…

Tags: COPD, Graves disease, lymph nodes, POCs, supplemental oxygen | Category: Community, Faces of COPD, featured, General, Personal Stories | 9 Comments » | » Share

Ask the COPD Coach

April 27th, 2011 | Author: COPD Coach

Dear COPD Coach:

I was just diagnosed with COPD. Read more…

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Introducing Ask the COPD Coach!

April 27th, 2011 | Author: COPD Coach

Today marks the first day of a series we will feature on our blog Read more…

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Live in the Moment

April 22nd, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

As a baker, Scott Johnson says it creates difficulty with his COPD. Read more…

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Raising the Age to Buy Cigarettes

April 20th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

I was skimming headlines yesterday, and came across this one from CNN: “Raise age to buy cigarettes to 21.” Read more…

Tags: cigarettes, quitting smoking, smoking, Smoking Cessation, youth tobacco use | Category: Community, featured, General, News | 3 Comments » | » Share

Oxygen Needs

April 18th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

This blog post was written by Joanna Murray. Read more…

Tags: COPD, oxygen, oxygen concentrators, portable concentrators | Category: Community, Faces of COPD, featured, Management | 11 Comments » | » Share

Going From “Incompletely Diagnosed” to Taking Control of His Life

April 15th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

Peter Cook says he spent a couple years of his life Read more…

Tags: Alpha-1, Alpha-1 testing, COPD, nutrition and exercise, quality of life, research | Category: Community, Faces of COPD, featured, General, Personal Stories, Research | 2 Comments » | » Share

Protecting Your Access to At-Home Oxygen

April 13th, 2011 | Author: Jamie Sullivan

Beginning in January of this year Medicare changed they way that they pay for certain categories of services Read more…

Tags: access to oxygen, competitive bidding, COPD, oxygen | Category: Community, featured, General, News | 5 Comments » | » Share

Shop for a Cause!

April 11th, 2011 | Author: Katelyn Turner

With Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and graduations around the corner, Read more…

Tags: COPD, non-profit, online shopping mall, shopping | Category: Community, featured, General | 3 Comments » | » Share