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Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:31 pm

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. She went on a strict diet that allowed her medication to work better. She was always a stout woman of 5′8 and weighed 225 at her largest. Now, due to Osteoporosis she is 5′3 and weighs 120 lbs.
It’s hard to imagine a person who was always larger than life being smaller than I probably will ever be. I just ...Read the full article
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