Designed to support and inspire individuals suffering from serious respiratory diseases
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Simply put, an advocate is someone who speaks for another. In the case of a patient, it is someone who gathers information, researches the disease, and attends appointments. Their function is to protect, to augment the knowledge and perception of the patient. That is an incredible... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So lately, when I have been volunteering at the hospital, or working out in my pulmonary therapy sessions, and even just walking around the neighborhood, there have been many questions about my oxygen therapy and the current machine I might be carrying that... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ I have two ways to go here … I can subtly build up to the reason for my post, or I can just come right out and say it. I think it would be best to get it on the table. I have cancer. Squamous Cell... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, if you have read any of my blogs in the past you would probably recognize that I have tried to put humor in most of them. Henceforth, my hashtag #laugheveryday. After all, if we can’t laugh and at ourselves, our journey in... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The opinions expressed here are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the attitude or outlook of anyone else. Anywhere. Ever. I, like many of you, am a reformed smoker. I grew up in the household of a heavy smoker, and of course couldn’t wait to... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, I am sure most of us have heard this cliché before and often in our lifetime. But, the start of every New Year, I seem to hear this voice in my head and often. And every year I make this a resolution... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The little hollow plastic lifeline that helps us breathe can create its own set of issues. Tripping over the hose, catching it on furniture or small children and closing it in doors are only a few of the adventures awaiting the new oxygen user. Trying to... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, you are having a bad day or two … Yeah, I hear you. I was having a few of those days this week. And I feel I am pretty positive. It really is hard to describe to those not on oxygen or... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ We talk so much about the importance of attitude. For good reason. Anyone who finds themselves in a bad situation, with a chronic medical condition or in the position of a caregiver with no end in sight can find relief in the shelter of a positive... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Well, miraculously, we seem to be arriving at 2019. For someone who never thought they would see the turn of the century, it is truly amazing. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very happy New Year, and to make... Continue Reading →
