COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Teri......I do not have COPD but my Mom does and it is very hard for her to walk any distance without losing her breath .she does have more trouble with the breathing if out in the wind and she also has asthma. Mom has 3 inhalers and the nebulizer machine she uses 3 times daily.She did have oxygen at home but as she is a smoker the respiratory therapist she had coming from vital air suggested that it be removed,and she is ok with the puffers and nebulizer.Mom does not want to quit smoking and she smokes about 2 pks daily .........she is very frail and has other health problems but the COPD will eventually have her on oxygen (she wont be able to smoke ) full time .I do like to get her out of the house for periods of time so that she is not sitting at home by herself,but as I said it usually has to be in nice weather and with no wind.It is very scary to see her get so weak from the COPD...........God Bless

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    I cannot keep your feet from stumbling..........I can only offer my hand that you might grasp it and not fall...........Lyn

The Death Rate for Women With COPD is Rising

"From 1980 to 2000, the COPD death rate for women grew much faster than the rate for men. For U.S. women, the rate rose from 20.1 deaths per 100,000 women to 56.7 deaths per 100,000 women over that 20-year span, while for men the rate grew from 73.0 deaths per 100,000 men to 82.6 deaths per 100,000 men."

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/copd/copdfaq.htm

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