COPD

In December, I was diagnosed with COPD. I was shocked and it has taken me this long to come to terms with it and write about it here at Lumigrate. COPD stands for "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease". The name of this disease is scary enough, and when I read the prognosis of living 5 yrs. to 10 yrs. from the time of the diagnosis, that did me in! I went through a period of panic -  not being able to catch my breath at night.  I have to admit I was scared.  I didn't even share the feelings with my husband or friends.  read more »

Do you have someone in your life who is dealing with the transition of the 'flip flop' of going from being the 'child' to becoming the adult?  That can happen at any age, as many children have to help out due to parent incapacity of one kind or another, and sometimes much later in life.  It's something becoming more commonplace as the average life span increases combined with the burgeoning 'bubble' of baby boomers, the first of which turns 65 this year.  read more »