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Sick Lungs Don't Show

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Melody Pierson...In Her Own Words   The Waiting & Receiving

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Acknowledgements & Thanks

        It is with a tremendous amount of love, respect and admiration that we publicly thank the following from the bottom of our hearts....

Nycomed - contributed to our efforts to reproduce and distribute an Exercise DVD (2009).

Nonin - donated 2 GO2 Finger Pulse Oximetrs fpr our 2009 Lungevity Walk

FaCT Canada - kindly donated 3 Finger Pulse Oximeters for our 2009 Lungevity WALK

Air Guard Medical Products - generously supplied 3  high end CT Masks (2009 Walk)

Thermor  was kind enough to donate 6 Walking Fit Kits for our 2009 Walk

Kellogg's Canada Inc - who have generously donated multi function step counters for our 1st "Lungevity WALK" tm (2008) Kellogg Canada Inc. - Home and Wrist/Ankle Weights for our 2nd Walk 2009

Schering-Plough Canada - who have kindly contributed to our efforts to help "educate" about COPD.(2008)

Melody Pierson - a double lung transplant recipient who remembers what it's like to have COPD.  She answers your/our questions about all what it's like  from a "patient's" perspective.

Tracy Cushing , RRT - who handles the "Ask the RT" section and who, w/o question, agreed to help with that portion of this site.

Phil Cable - a fellow COPD'er who contributed to several pages herein and helped many suffering with COPD on the various Internet forums.

Barry Brooks - another fellow COPDer,  Director and advocate, contributor and a burr in the saddle I'm sure for many Government officials.  He's also a staunch supporter of this site and truly believes in "getting the word out" about COPD.   Keep writing those letters Barry!

Ellen Hodgson, Chris Wigley - fellow COPDer's and Directors of our organization who are firmly committed to our cause and desire to help others.

Wendy; Linda, Larry, Vic & John.......fellow COPDer's who wrote a letter just to you.....the Newly Diagnosed.  I've learned and shared so much with them (and others on the forums) and though they're in different parts of the world, they're like family...Breathe Easy my friends...

David Raymer - my DH (dear half) for his on-going encouragement, support, help and well placed kicks when needed. Also for his taking charge of the Membership.

To all my Forum Friends who post the latest  info on  research and medicines,  and further share so much of their knowledge and experience with COPD.

To COPD patients that participate in clinical trials and studies and patients who undergo surgical procedures and willingly chronicle that info with everyone on line.

To our COPD caregivers and Support people who live this disease with us and deserve more "acclaim"

To every internet site from where we have gathered info and continue to learn and understand COPD.  Thank YOU.  The list would be far too long to write.

To every patient, caregiver, Doctor, Nurse, technician, hospital, clinic; anyone and everyone helping with, or willing to learn, about this terrible disease.

Thank You All;  so very, very much....                                                              

Jackie NS aka (Blossom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASK THE RT

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