Designed to support and inspire individuals suffering from serious respiratory diseases
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 →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ This is my personal favorite time of the year for many reasons. Living in the Midwest we see some snow, people are generally in a good mood, LOL. Probably, because they have to, or Santa won’t be good to them. Of course, I... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the prototype of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), a group of pulmonary diseases also referred to as “rare lung diseases.” Now, that is a mouthful, right? What is rare? By definition in the medical and healthcare world, a rare... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ You have heard it from everyone for years! You must exercise! You must keep your body in shape to help overcome the weakness of your lungs! Refusal to make the efforts necessary can only serve to invite the exacerbations, the illnesses that are waiting to attack... Continue Reading →
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 →
