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Health Tracker Journal

Health Tracker Journal Journal Zooming Wednesday's at Noon. Plan to join us for this free session. It is daunting and devastating to be diagnosed with chronic illness. I know because it happened to me. Learn everything you  need know about: Tracking Charting Recording...

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Caring For a Loved One With A Serious Illness

Caring For a Loved One With A Serious Illness

Compliments of Austin Page Being diagnosed with a serious illness can turn a person's life and the lives of people around them upside down. As a family member or a friend of someone with a serious illness, you might wonder how you can show your support. If you are the...

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Steroid Bruising and Skin Tears- A Repost

Steroid Bruising and Skin Tears- A Repost

One of the common causes of steroid bruising and skin tears is from using an inhaled puffer for COPD, like Symbicort, Spiriva, Advair and the newer ones like Breo, Trelegy or Anoro also contain prednisone.  Most inhalers contain a steroid to help open and relax your...

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Survivours Guilt #Repeat

Survivours Guilt #Repeat

I am no stranger to dealing with loses. Being the youngest in the family makes this a certainty. As you could expect of someone my age I have had lots of loses under my belt. Like most of us, I have lost my grandparents and my parents. After those expected losses,...

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It’s OK Not To Be OK.

It’s OK Not To Be OK.

Last Tuesday Tea Time http://YouTube.com/@CatchYourBreath60 we discussed that it is OK not to be OK. Having a chronic illness such as COPD and Arthritis are inflammatory diseases. This means that your body retaliates by swelling and this swelling can effect every part...

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Weekly Digest- Minding Your Heart

Weekly Digest- Minding Your Heart

This week on Tuesday Tea Time @3, http://YouTube.com/@CatchYourBreath60 we discussed your heart health. It is disheartening to know that others had their symptoms dismissed by a physician.  In recent studies it has been determined that 9 out of 10 women that present...

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Weekly Digest, My Hobbies

Weekly Digest, My Hobbies

This is a bit late and should have been released on Friday but sometimes life gets in the way and these things can't be helped.  Tea At 3? Even when we live with a chronic illness we must maintain hobbies and find things to do things that make us happy. It makes a...

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Weekly Digest Feb 3, 2022

Weekly Digest Feb 3, 2022

This week on YouTube.com/@CatchYourBreath60 Tuesday Tea Time I was LIVE and discussed an interesting fact. Used My BiPap For 7 Years I asked my Respiratory Therapist if I was still in danger of retaining oxygen or if I could by now stop using my BiPap. It's not the...

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Weekly Digest

Weekly Digest

Last week on Tea Time @YouTube.com/@CatchYourBreath60 the discussion was about management of your shortness of breath. We know that shortness of breath will be our constant passenger in everything we do. Although it is debilitating when shortness of breath happens, we...

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