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July 2008

  • Mom with COPD - by Joni - (Tue, Jul 29 2008)
    My Mom is 77 yrs old now. She has had COPD for 24 yrs. She has just recently had to go on oxygen full time. When she was told she had Emphysema she quit smoking on the spot. [more..]
  • Sad Daughter - by Jessica - (Wed, Jul 23 2008)
    Hi, I lost my father (age 58) to COPD on June 9, 2008. My father was a smoker since the age of 10. Prior to his death my father continued to smoke and fight to breathe. [more..]
  • COPD - by Cindy G. - (Mon, Jul 21 2008)
    I am a 42 year old female and was just diagnosed in May. I was in the hospital for over a week and I was really sick. [more..]
  • wrong jobs - by mike - (Wed, Jul 16 2008)
    iworked for many years repairing appliances .I worked with freon and asbestos, i helped my brother-in-law in the world trade center spraying asbestos, [more..]
  • Breath - by David - (Mon, Jul 07 2008)
    Hi my name is Dave i’m 41 years old and i have COPD i started smoking at the age of 6 years old!! Now i’m trying to stop im using chantix. [more..]

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