Do You Want Easy or Do You Want a Life? by Jim Nelson Are you reluctant to reveal your diagnosis to others because of shame, embarrassment, or in an effort to shield fusing invitations to engage in things that I used to enjoy. I was so incredibly wrong! them from the burden of worrying about…
2017 “State of the Air” The American Lung Association has published their 2017 “State of the Air” lists. This year’s report shows continued improvement in air quality. Thanks to the Clean Air Act, our nation has taken significant steps to clean up emissions that produce widespread outdoor air pollutants. In fact, many cities reached their lowest…
Sharing the Health! ResMed announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared AirMini™, the world’s smallest continuous positive air- way pressure (CPAP) device. ResMed’s tiny yet fully-featured AirMini™, to be launched later this year, is designed as a secondary CPAP, making it easier for people to contin- ue their sleep apnea therapy while traveling.…
Emergency or Disaster Planning If You Have Lung Disease or a Sleep Disorder The American Thoracic Society (www.thoracic.org) prepared this information for their Patient Education Series. Emergencies and disasters can happen to anyone. There may be advanced warning or there may be no warning. It helps to plan ahead for these situations, especially if you…
Sharing the Health! Our friend, oxygen user Nancy Pearsall, offers her BreathWarmers to protect your airways against the cold this winter. Visit www.breathwarmers. com to pick your color and order, or call (810) 653-8006. They are also available at www.amazon.com. Cost is $16.99 plus $2.95 for shipping. Donna P. of Bethesda, MD, has two web…
Sharing the Health! Clyde L. from Montana tells us that he found a solution to the “jerked ear syn- drome” he gets when his cannula gets caught. His solution is a simple strain relief by loop- ing a medium size rubber band on a belt loop. The other end of the rubber band…
Sharing the Health! I am enjoying cooking again! I purchased the O2 safety strap that I read about in The Pulmonary Paper and now feel safer around the stove. My cannula comes from the back of the neck and is thread through the strap so there is no tubing that is draped in front of…
Sharing the Health! I recently purchased an oximeter directly from the company who first started making them – Nonin. (Also found out that the name Nonin stands for “Non-Invasive” – meaning you don’t have to have your blood drawn to find out what your oxygen saturation is.) I’ve had the same Nonin oximeter for over…
Sharing the Health! I would like to share that if anyone is on the medications Breo Ellipta or Spiriva, you can get Breo Ellipta free for one year and pay no more than $10/month for Spiriva. You may qualify even if you have insurance. See www.mybreo.com/COPD or call 1-888- 825-5249 and www.spiriva.com/copd/why-spiriva/savings-and-support for more information.…
Sharing the Health! COPD Advocates, Jim and Mary Nelson, recently attended the National Institute of Health Town Hall meeting in Bethesda, MD. It was a gathering of health clinicians and those with COPD, meeting to draft a national action plan for dealing with COPD. Jim says it was a lot of work, and hopefully the…