Shared Stories
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Jimmy S. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have high-deductible health insurance plans may be more likely to avoid essential care due to costs compared to those who have low- or no-deductible plans.
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Nicole H. I grew up in Southern California from 1995 until 2013 when I left the state to go to college. I don’t remember how old I was when I was diagnosed with asthma, but it was early enough that I can’t ever remember not having it.
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Kevin D. Hi my name is Kevin Douglas I have a Twitch channel called TheRaspyShow. I talk about my respiratory issues.
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Sura A. This is the story of my father with COPD.
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Susan B. I had almost never been sick in my life until, at 60, I developed asthma/sinusitis.
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Melisa P. I’m 46 years old and have had asthma all my life.
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Ginger B. My dad, Don Kunz, was one of a kind. He was a great husband, father, grandfather and friend.
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Kimberely S. I used be former smoker but higher power told me to stop.
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Charlotte B. Hello my name is Charlotte Buchanan now. Well let me say I've had a very hard life.
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Marie M. I have PTSD. Not because my lungs are bad, but, I sit and watch my husband cough and choke everyday. He has COPD.
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Dianne C. I have asthma and some of my many triggers are cigarette smoke, colognes, perfumes, body sprays and essential oils.
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Marilyn S. My name Marilyn K Smith. A couple of years ago nodules were found on my lung. Since that time I have had several lung infections and been hospitalized many times. Yes I smoked all my life.
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Lyndia E. My name is Lyndia Engstrom. I have COPD, frequent pneumonia and require regular nebulizer treatments.
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Thomas A. I had a form of throat cancer with a tumor, due to 55 years of smoking. The had to remove my voice box and part of lymph nodes to eliminate the cancer.
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Patricia K. My story begins with my husband, Keith. He was diagnosed with COPD in 2011 and only a short time was then on oxygen 24/7.
