 Articles
The Story Behind the Alpha-1 Angel
Alpha-1 Finds a Voice
by Greg Thompson
America’s Worst Asthma Cities
Anxiety and Panic Attacks in Emphysema & Other Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
(complete article) by Dr. Vijai Sharma
The following ten articles are excerpts from the complete article above, "Anxiety and Panic Attacks in Emphysema and Other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)" by Dr. Vijai Sharma. The material in these articles is not intended as medical advice, but simply as information to discuss with your physician. It can be difficult to distinguish between exacerbation of asthma, COPD, or other pulmonary disorder and panic attack. An exacerbation must be treated by your physician. Before practicing these techniques, please discuss them with your physician when you are not experiencing respiratory distress. Articles found on BBLW, in this form, are the property of Breathing Better Living Well. We invite you to link to the articles and stories on our site. Please DO NOT copy these excerpted articles or stories to place on another site.
Asthma and COPD: Clearing the Air – Is it Asthma or COPD?
Be Where You Are - One Woman’s Story of Coping with COPD
by Melody M. Pierson
Breathing Lessons
Chronic lung disease literally took my breath away. How
I got my life back
By Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, as told to Andrea Atkins
A Caregiver’s Advice by Lori Palermo
Interview with Lori Palermo on Blog Talk Radio
(the interview itself starts about five minutes into the show)
COPD Awareness: What Just One Person Can Do, What She Did
and How She Did It! -
How Lori Palermo is working to improve asthma awareness in her area
COPD in America –
A Landmark Survey
COPD Patient to Run in Boston Marathon!
by Roxlyn Cole
Congressional Caucus on
COPD Awareness and Research
Coping With Chronic
Illness
by Dr. JoAnn LeMaistre, who has learned to live a full life in
spite of MS
Cough and Airway Clearance
Depression and Anxiety in the Patient with COPD
by Jane M. Martin, BA, CRT
Doctor-Patient Communication – The Importance of Your “Story” and How You Tell It
by Margo Corbett
8 Tricks to Extending Your Life Span
by Iris Carlisle
Eat to Breathe Better with COPD - Part I by Jane Martin
Eat to Breathe Better with COPD - Part II by Jane Martin
Empowerment Via Self
Care and Service
by Dr. Vijai
Sharma
Facing Fall – Preventing Exacerbations and When to Call the Doctor
Fire Fighters Exposed to
World Trade Center Dust Developed Lung Condition
Fletcher-Peto Curve – Shows progression of COPD over time with
smoking
Helping Others, Helping Yourself, and Going Fishing!
Health information and
articles
Hostility Hurts the
Lungs, Study Finds
How to Distinguish Good
Air from Bad
Journaling Study - Study indicates that journaling can improve health
Legislative Alerts and
Updates
Living with COPD: Why Iron is Important by Jane Martin
Mark's Trek Across America (PDF)
Medical System Adopts Universal Catalog of Disease
MIFace Investigation: 19-year-old Waitress Dies of Asthma Attack
Patient Education the Key to Optimal
Medication Delivery and Compliance
by Jane M. Martin, BA,
CRT
Public Clueless About
Medical Conditions
Spirometry Testing — checking your lung function
Choosing a Treadmill by Jane M. Martin
The Spoon Theory — How do you help somebody understand what it is like to live with chronic disease?
Volunteerism in COPD Patients and Families
by Jane M. Martin, BA, CRT
What Women Need to Know about COPD by Jane M. Martin
Yoga May Beat the Blues
 Yoga for COPD
by
Vijai Sharma, PhD.
Vijai Sharma, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years experience. He had untreated asthma and chronic bronchitis since childhood and was diagnosed with Emphysema in 1994. Vijai strictly follows the COPD medical treatment and follows a program of wide-ranging exercise, nutrition and self-care.
Dr. Sharma specializes in mind-body medicine and appreciates how the anxiety, depression, anger, pain and stress can affect cardiopulmonary, colon and immune system function. He believes that we can utilize the body, breath, mind and spiritual energy for personal well-being, overall health and a better quality of life.
He is currently in private practice and directs the Behavioral Medicine Center in Cleveland, TN. He received extensive clinical training in India, the U.K. and Sweden and has been licensed as a clinical psychologist in Tennessee since 1981. He is a certified yoga teacher and registered with U.S. Yoga Alliance (500+hours) since 2004. He is a yoga instructor at the local YMCA and other fitness facilities and has completed advance teachers’ training in Yoga. Vijai believes yoga has helped him psychologically and physically in his battle with emphysema since being diagnosed. Read More.
Breathe Right!
Yoga for COPD
Anxiety and Panic
http://www.mindpub.com
Editorials by Jo-Von Tucker (1937–2003)
Only on Breathing Better
Living Well.com
 Jo-Von Tucker’s life as she knew it came to a screeching halt
when, at age 52, she was told she had COPD, she would have to wear oxygen
24-hours a day for the rest of her life, and that she had less than five years
to live. Did she go home and give
up? No way! Jo-Von went on long after that to help herself and others by
starting a breathing support group and writing a book and monthly newsletters
for COPD patients and their families. She also got involved in improving oxygen
delivery and availability. Everything she did, she did with gusto and a
no-nonsense style, sometimes bluntly saying, “We just have to get off our duffs
and fix this!”
I met Jo-Von for the first time in late 2003 at the
first national COPD conference just one month before she passed away
unexpectedly from complications following surgery. I share with you here some
of her wisdom. I’m sure she’d be pleased that her words – and her spirit
– live on to help people with COPD. Read Jo-Von's book: Courage and Information for Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Always Having Hope
Benefits of Emotional Support for People with Pulmonary Disease
Coping with COPD by Socializing in the Holiday Season
Developing Our Coping Skills
Do You Have an Ideal Relationship with Your
Doctor? It's Up to You...
Everyday is a Gift
Holding On to Stability
The Issue of Compliance
Journaling Can Improve the Health of People with Chronic
Disease – for more information see “Journaling Study” in the
articles section
“Something to Think About…” – New Year’s
Resolutions for People with COPD
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