Dec 13, 2008Holidaytravel with COPD takes planning, fitness & Marilyn's 'grit'
Many of us will be traveling around holidays, plan carefully, avoid problems. Reviewing some older inspirational Patient storiesBack - February 28, 2007 "Marilyn's story" aka Quibble or Tinkerbellehttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=147She has the heart and grit of an Olympian, and writes a great article which was published in the Pulmonary Papers, she even was pictured on their cover���can't find it Oh, here it is http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=845Plusanother travel article full of tips:http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=47
visual proofCOPDer's can keep movinghere are film clips back a couple years ago, by Marcia Neville of CBS news 4 , she explained just what COPD is, and the film shows what is possible ,challenging COPD >> videosometimes these get off and you need the title to fill in search area "Climbing for a cause raises more than $75,000 shows Marilyn at the topthis one may not work,http://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=18491@kcnc.dayport.com, then one more all indoorshttp://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=14157@kcnc.dayport.com if it doesn't work seach for Portable oxygen gets Grandma going. or climbing for a cause.I hope at least one of these worksMarilyn/Quibble did this stair climb in 2006 with our COPDer's + team, and then became our cheer leader. She was off on a cross country trip in 2008. Our team is busy training,for upcominghttp://www.mrsnv.com/evt/e01/team.jsp?id=2304&tid=818February 22 , 2009. If she is able, she might cheer us on but getting up early is a huge challenge for her these days....... American Lung Association's Map of the States, click on your State to find a stair climb near youhttp://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=1353987Snow is coming in tomorrow, so I must get out for a long walk today while it is54*. roxlyngcd@comcast.netThat 54* didn't last long, I walked after 2 PM, and the cold wind & clouds were chasing me around the park. With only a short sleeved T-shirt I had to keep up a very brisk walk to stay warm. 6.15 miles in1:31:48O2 set on 12 liters per minute kept my sats at 97% except for coming up the first mile which is a hill, that knocks the sats to 91%...yes, it is pretty steep and of course my altitude of 5500 ft has to be considered too.roxlyngcd@comcast.net
Dec 13, 2008Holidaytravel with COPD takes planning, fitness & Marilyn's 'grit'
Many of us will be traveling around holidays, plan carefully, avoid problems. Reviewing some older inspirational Patient storiesBack - February 28, 2007 "Marilyn's story" aka Quibble or Tinkerbellehttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=147She has the heart and grit of an Olympian, and writes a great article which was published in the Pulmonary Papers, she even was pictured on their cover���can't find it Oh, here it is http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=845Plusanother travel article full of tips:http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&p=47
visual proofCOPDer's can keep movinghere are film clips back a couple years ago, by Marcia Neville of CBS news 4 , she explained just what COPD is, and the film shows what is possible ,challenging COPD >> videosometimes these get off and you need the title to fill in search area "Climbing for a cause raises more than $75,000 shows Marilyn at the topthis one may not work,http://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=18491@kcnc.dayport.com, then one more all indoorshttp://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=14157@kcnc.dayport.com if it doesn't work seach for Portable oxygen gets Grandma going. or climbing for a cause.I hope at least one of these worksMarilyn/Quibble did this stair climb in 2006 with our COPDer's + team, and then became our cheer leader. She was off on a cross country trip in 2008. Our team is busy training,for upcominghttp://www.mrsnv.com/evt/e01/team.jsp?id=2304&tid=818February 22 , 2009. If she is able, she might cheer us on but getting up early is a huge challenge for her these days....... American Lung Association's Map of the States, click on your State to find a stair climb near youhttp://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=1353987Snow is coming in tomorrow, so I must get out for a long walk today while it is54*. roxlyngcd@comcast.netThat 54* didn't last long, I walked after 2 PM, and the cold wind & clouds were chasing me around the park. With only a short sleeved T-shirt I had to keep up a very brisk walk to stay warm. 6.15 miles in1:31:48O2 set on 12 liters per minute kept my sats at 97% except for coming up the first mile which is a hill, that knocks the sats to 91%...yes, it is pretty steep and of course my altitude of 5500 ft has to be considered too.roxlyngcd@comcast.net