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  • COPD Support
  • About Me
    • “Against the Odds”
    • Brave Michael takes a deep breath
    • Website for people with breathing disease
    • Battle for Every Breath
    • C.O.P.D. was a mystery at first
    • When breathing is a struggle
    • COPD was a mystery at first for Michael
    • Fears on lung cancer diagnosis
    • Love your lungs
    • My Music
    • My Pictures
      • The Early Days-
      • Better Times
      • “Twopence” The Family Pet
      • Not So Good Times
      • Holiday Time
      • Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo
      • Michael McGloin Tribute Night
      • Music and Friends
      • “Against the Odds”
      • COPD Support Group
        • Day Out in Castlebar
        • Day Trip to Folk Park, Omagh 28 June 2012
        • COPD Information Day
        • Christmas Party 10
        • Christmas Party 2011
        • World Spirometry Day 27th June 2012
        • Christmas Dinner 13th Dec. 2012
        • Day Trip to Belleek and Donegal 9-7-14
      • “Love Your Lungs” Buswell Hotel Dublin 13th Feb.2012
  • My Videos
  • Benbulben COPD Support Group
    • How does a support group work
      • Membership Form
    • Links
    • Medical Entitlements by Nicola Cassidy
    • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
      • Pulmonary rehabilitation 2
    • Support Group Pictures/ Awareness Day 22nd June
      • Day Trip to Castlebar 2010
      • Support Group Pictures Christmas Dinner 2010
      • Minister for Health Dr. James Reilly TD
      • Smoke-free Campus at Sligo Regional Hospital
      • Support Group Donating Tosca Monitor to Respiratory Ward
    • Sick lungs don’t show!
    • Alpha-1
      • Should I be Tested
      • Who should be tested
      • What is Alpha-1?
      • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
      • What is Alpha-1
      • What are the risks of getting sick?
      • WHAT IS ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY
    • COPD Medication
      • A Word From The Pharmacist:
      • COPD Treatment
      • THEOPHYLLINE
      • All About Prednisone (Steroids)
      • Inhaled Meds Save COPD/Pneumonia Patients’ Lives
      • Prednisone (Steroid side effects)
      • Antibiotics combat COPD
      • Natural Remedies
        • Vitamin D Shown to Slash Belly Fat, Assist Natural Weight Loss
      • Established Safety Profile of Spiriva Confirmed
        • “Cloud” Gets Removed From Spiriva
      • Drug cut risk of stroke
      • Deaths from Strong Prescription Painkillers Are On the Increase,
    • Pulmonary function tests
      • Lung Function Tests
      • Lung Function Tests
      • Pulmonary Test (PFT)
    • Autumn and Winter Advice
    • COPD – Flare–ups: What to do
      • Recognizing COPD Complications
      • antibiotic effective in COPD flare-ups
      • COPD flare-ups and infections
    • Eating Well for COPD Patients
    • VENT Study
      • Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
      • Endobronchial Valve
      • Endobronchial valve
      • Bronchial Thermoplasty
      • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
      • The IBV Valve System
    • Walking Exercises
    • Why sleep is important
      • Improve Your Sleep Habits
      • COPD and Sleep
    • Control your Coughing
    • How to use Your Breathing Device
      • Home Nebulizer Therapy
        • Using a Nebuliser With a Mask
      • Glaucoma and your Nebuliser
      • Noninvasive ventilation (Bi-Pap)
        • What is a Bi-Pap
        • With the development of BiPAP
    • Poem by Ann Murphy
      • “ODE TO EMPHYSEMA”
      • “THEY BURIED THE GIFT OF LIFE TODAY”
      • Breathing
      • “Crabbed Old Woman”
    • Blood Gases
    • Panic Attacks
      • 3 Ways to Overcome Loneliness
      • Depression Increases Risk
      • Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
    • Relaxation Techniques
    • Shingles
    • Sinus Relief
    • Claustrophobia
    • Lung Transplant Assessment
    • Pursed-Lip Breathing
    • Weather and Breathing
      • Coping With Summer Heat
      • COPD Sufferers-The Cold Season
    • Collapsed Lung Overview
    • Dark Chocolate,May Reduce Blood Pressure
    • Osteoporosis
      • What is Osteoporosis?
    • Hiatus Hernia
    • Breathing techniques
      • DYSPNEA POSITIONS
      • Positions to Reduce Shortness of Breath
      • Diaphragmatic breathing technique
      • Breathing Advice
      • Take a Deep Breath
    • When washing hands with soap and water:
    • Did You Know
    • Your Sex Life After COPD Diagnosis
      • Sex and breathlessness
    • 110,000 affected by COPD
    • Fundraising
    • Members who passed away:
      • Stanley Trotter
      • John Sweeney
  • What is COPD 1
    • What is COPD 2
    • How is COPD diagnosed?
    • What are the symptoms of COPD?
    • What are the treatments for COPD?
    • What causes COPD?
    • Chronic Bronchitis
    • Emphysema
      • Emphysema: Stop smoking to prevent suffocation
    • Bronchiectasis
    • Secondhand and Passive Smoke
    • Exchanging Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
    • About COPD
      • How the lung works
      • Other Names for COPD
      • What Causes COPD?
      • Who Is At Risk for COPD?
      • What Are the Signs and Symptoms of COPD?
      • How Is COPD Diagnosed?
      • How Is COPD Treated?
      • How Can COPD Be Prevented From Progressing?
      • Key Points
      • Living With COPD
      • COPD Glossary of Terms
    • Lung Fibrosis
    • Oxygen Tanks and Smoking Don’t Mix.
    • How to Manage C.O.P.D.
      • How Weather Can Affect Your COPD
      • 7 Tips to Avoiding Shortness of Breath When Eating
      • COPD acute exacerbation plan
      • Hints for Respiratory Patients
      • Some Tips to Help You Cope with COPD
      • Introducing Your Family to COPD
      • Managing overview
      • Constant Mucus
      • PATIENT TO PATIENT TIPS
      • Controlled Coughing
        • Techniques to Bring Up Mucus
        • COUGH TECHNIQUE
        • Chronic cough
      • When getting air is not easy
      • Why Doesn’t Every Smoker Get Emphysema?
      • Nebuliser overuse
      • Management of Stable COPD
      • Dancing helps patients breathe better
      • COPD Managing overview
      • Traveling Tips for People With COPD
    • Flying with Oxygen
    • COPD may trigger acid reflux
      • COPD Patients With Acid Reflux
    • Dealing With COPD
    • What is esophageal manometry
    • Eating well with COPD
      • Eat That Sandwich Like a Grown-Up
      • A Word From The Dietitian
      • The Nutrition Source
      • Slimming Soybeans
      • Myths about Dairy Foods
      • Diet Protects Against Osteoporosis
      • Chocolate and your health
    • Regular Exercise
      • Exercise
        • 100 Steps A Minute Exercise
      • Exercise essential to fight emphysema
      • Fidgeting Your Way to Fitness
      • Exercise and the lungs
    • What Is COPD? What Is Emphysema?
    • A new scan for lung diseases
    • Checking Your Blood Glucose
      • What are Normal Blood Glucose Levels?
    • New blood tests find heart attacks fast
    • Body’s Response to Repetitive Laughter
    • Masked Hypertension:
    • What Causes Ridges in Fingernails
  • COPD News
    • Prepare for Winter Weather Emergencies
    • Symptoms of COPD
    • COPD Explained
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
    • CT Scan
    • How does COPD develop?
    • What Is COPD?
    • Non-Invasive Ventilation
  • Stop Smoking
    • Emphysema: Stop smoking to prevent suffocation
    • Are you ready to stop smoking?
      • Smoker Recovery Plan
      • Personal Motivation
      • It’s Never too late to quit!
      • Your Guide to Kicking the Habit
    • C.O.P.D. Patients Stop Smoking
    • Smoking Doesn’t Pay
    • Smoking Cessation Products
    • Compliance with smoking ban
    • Ban on in-store Tobacco advertising
    • Smokers fail to quit
    • No butts about it
    • depression and smoking intertwine
  • Home Oxygen
    • Low Oxygen Levels
    • Link
  • Contact

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