If you have chronic illness it’s good to find a support group. You can interact with people who understand what you’re going through and how you feel. You can also share ideas with each other. If you are unable to get out of the house or if there’s no group in your area you can find many message boards and forums online.

People with COPD know that you can have good and bad days. On the bad days everything seems to take your breath away. You just can’t seem to get a deep enough breath no matter what you do. You’re exhausted and have no energy what so ever. Below are some things you can do to help make those bad days a little easier.

When you are prescribed a new medication you are told how to use it. This is easy if it’s a pill or liquid. If you can count and measure you’ll be ok. Problem with inhalers is the instructions leave a lot to your interpretation. 2 puffs 4 times a day. 2 breaths daily. What does that really mean? You’ve been told HOW OFTEN to use the medication but you weren’t instructed on HOW to use it.