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Starving for Air
By: Lori Palermo
Have you ever been in the company of a person with COPD/Emphysema while they are trying to get a breath of air? Have you found yourself trying to breathe with them? Have you wondered what it must be like to struggle to get that air into your lungs?
Try this illustration, hold your nose and breathe through a straw. How did you feel? Did you feel that you could not get enough air into your lungs, like the feeling of being suffocated?
My dad who passed away of COP...Read the full article