IrishMe

I don't have COPD, but I have taken care of several people in later stages of the disease. I was a CNA at that time ~ one of the RN's was a 40 something year old man in the early stages of COPD. He still smoked cigarettes, but carried an inhaler and coughed very frequently. He had somehow accepted his illness, and certainly knew what people in later stages were experiencing.

I wish that I had some words of wisdom or hope to share with you I do understand how devastated and alone you must feel. I've been stuck in deep depression a few times and unfortunately illness follows me. It is lonely. And it stinks! My thoughts are with you....Take care

Shez