My latest National Asthma Council of Australia blog discusses the importance of organ and tissue donation.
http://www.nationalasthma.org.au/our-community/asthma-blog/donatelife-week
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World COPD Day 2020 – Living Well with COPD
This year’s World COPD theme “Living Well with COPD” may sound very foreign to many patients but for a growing number of patients this is becoming a reality. COPD kills over 3 million people a year, it’s a progressive disease which has no cure. When I was first diagnosed with COPD there was not a … Continued
5 Day diet/exercise challenge
Four years ago, I started using the ketogenic diet to help manage my COPD. In this challenge I want to share with you my experience with a range of diets I have tried and how they can improve your symptoms and quality of life. To begin with I’d like to make a couple of … Continued
COVID-19 – Strategy for COPD
Since COVID-19 started I have seen an increase in patients looking for advice on how to protect themselves from this killer virus. What we are learning about this virus is, it’s frequently changing, but one thing stays the same. We can manage our risk exposure! For those patients who have been living with COPD … Continued
COPD – TIRED, FRUSTRATED and Disillutioned
On Wednesday November 20th we celebrated World COPD Day around the world. On the same day a patient friend posted in a COPD Patient FB group. When I read this post it brought a tear to my eye. Not just because of the outpouring of frustration and desperation in her message, this patient spoke … Continued