Designed to support and inspire individuals suffering from serious respiratory diseases
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Have you ever waited too long … to call your doctor when you are not feeling up to par? So, I personally have struggles with this. I take good care of myself generally. Fought off many things and continued to work through many... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ I opened Facebook this morning to this picture. It really jarred me! We all talk so much about attitude, about making the right choices, about looking forward. I have tried, since my COPD diagnosis some 24 years ago, to live those words. The picture is me.... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Turkey Day! This is a day we should be giving thanks for many things! Do we think about giving thanks or even thinking about how lucky each and every one of us is? The United States, if that is... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It has been suggested that I interview someone with lung disease as a subject for my blog posts. I decided that, as a beginning, I tell the story with which I am the most familiar… ours. Jim and Mary Nelson – Our story – Part 3... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It has been suggested that I interview someone with lung disease as a subject for my blog posts. I decided that, as a beginning, I tell the story with which I am the most familiar… ours. Jim and Mary Nelson – Our story – Part 2... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Halloween is here, and it can be a “SCARY NIGHT,” no doubt. But, DON’T GET SPOOKED when you are told you need oxygen therapy of any kind, large flows, low flows, once in a while. They are all just numbers prescribed individually for... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ It has been suggested that I interview someone with lung disease as a subject for my blog posts. I decided that, as a beginning, I tell the story with which I am the most familiar… ours. Buildup to the diagnosis … Humor has always been vital... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Don’t get me wrong … I love nature! I like hiking and biking, wandering the mountains of Colorado or the Sonoran Desert around Tucson. Thing is, I remember what it was like before my transplant, back when I was wandering a little more slowly and carrying... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ This is a very busy world we live in. Things change, people change, environments change, neighborhoods change, and we change. I believe we don’t always take the time to see how the family is doing. Smell the roses and enjoy life more. We... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Life in today’s world is stressful enough for most everyone. Life complicated by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be infinitely more stressful, for both the patient and for caregivers. Health problems add a whole new layer of worry, of uncertainty, of financial concerns. When we... Continue Reading →
