BREATHE OUT THROUGH PURSED LIPS! Those words are golden for persons with chronic lung disease. Once mastered, the technique can help with everything from going up stairs to picking up a grandchild, all without shortness of breath. That advice and so many more practical tips for getting through the day and getting through life are contained in the pages of this book. Understanding how lungs work in good health and bad is the key to avoiding symptoms, preventing complications and staying independent. The book is based on the very successful series of classes, called the Respiratory Disease Self-Care Classes, provided for many years by the New Mexico Lung Association.
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A Must Read For Anyone Living With Chronic Lung Disease:
I have been living with a combination of cardiac-pulmonary disease all of my life. My situation is unique but I found in this little book information that helped me to better understand my particular situation. I sat here reading this morning and found myself saying `Yes' that explains why that happens; and 'Yes' now I understand what my doctor meant when he talked to me about my accessory muscles and how these affect my breathing. I would recommend this book to anyone who lives with any type of... more info
From ADVANCE for NURSES magazine:
The author of BREATHE OUT is a nurse and a respiratory therapist with 35 years experience teaching patients with respiratory disease. She wrote this book as self-help and a supportive guide for this population. She writes in a conversational style using easy to understand language and offers practical tips. She supports patients who smoke who might not feel they deserve help by saying that most patients in the hospital got there because of bad habits so read on anyway. She encourages people to be as... more info
