What it's like to 'wear oxygen'

Friday, May 29, 2009 - 16:56 in Health & Medicine

She has COPD, so a portable oxygen supply is a necessity. If only people would see her before they saw her treatment. A year ago I was diagnosed with COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a catch-all label for many different breathing problems. My particular situation is that my lungs are compressed and cannot expand sufficiently to provide needed oxygen.

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