Courage and Information for Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Handbook for Patients, Families and Care Givers Managing COPD, Emphysema, Bronchitis (Paperback)

~ (Author), Brooke Nicotra (Contributor), Jo-Von Tucker (Author), Thomas Petty (Author), Brian Tiep (Author), Richard Knowles (Author)

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Text, for consumers, covering tips, information, and details of daily living with COPD. Chapters include a dialogue between physician and patient, frequently asked questions, you and your doctors, breathing and COPD, treatment, supplemental oxygen, smoking, sleep and sex, exercise and nutrition, severe disease and treatment, surgery, and more. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: New Technology Publishing; 2 edition (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882431073
• ISBN-13: 978-1882431076
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #538,761 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helping You Find the Way, December 13, 1999

By	Jane Martin (Holland, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Courage and Information for Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Handbook for Patients, Families, and Care Givers Managing COPD (Emphysema, Asthmatic or Chronic Bronchitis) (Paperback)

If you or someone you love has been given the diagnosis of COPD, you may be asking, What now? Is there anything that can be done? Is there hope? The answer is, Yes! Life can be good with COPD and this book is a most valuable resource for the COPD patient, caregiver, and health care professional.

As a respiratory therapist working in Pulmonary Rehab I see that patients who learn about their disease and how to cope with the changes it brings live healthier, happier lives. They know that education, exercise, and support as well as a positive attitude are so important.

Courage and Information for Life with COPD is not only your map to learning, among other things, about finding a great specialist, taking breathing medications, using supplemental oxygen if needed, and finding help and support in your community. It is the story of a lady who has experienced the devastation of the diagnosis and not only lives, but thrives with COPD! Jo-Von Tucker's search for knowledge has helped her to move from the role of patient / victim to that of person / survivor. You must know that you do not have to face COPD alone! When reading Courage and Information you will surely say, That's me. Jo-Von's been through some of the same things that I'm going through.

There are so many things you can do to help yourself. Changed as it may be, you can live a rich and full life, even with COPD. Courage and Information willl help you find the way.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PRACTICAL COMMON-SENSE ON LIVING WITH COPD, September 17, 2002

By	A COPD PATIENT (TUCKER, GA USA) - See all my reviews

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

To all who contributed to this fine book, my undying gratitude!

When first diagnosed with COPD, all I wanted to do was research, research, research! The more I read, the more frustrated I became - that is until I located Courage and Information. This book is so down-to-earth! And it is filled with prospectives of not only a physician (with no medical "jargon"), a psychiatrist (without all the normal "stuff") and...can you believe it?...A PATIENT. How unusual to find a book written, at least in part, from the patient's prospective. What a great idea! Like I said earlier, just good, practical, common-sense information.

Even my pulmonologist agrees that it is the best resource material he has seen! And as far as I'm concerned, that's the best recommendation of all!

It really WILL help me to live a better, more fulfilling life. It will help you too. But you've got to read it first. You'll be glad you did.

I KNOW I AM.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Reference Book, January 12, 2009

By	Sarah Fackelman (Sapello, New Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Recently I was diagnosed with mild COPD, so want to learn as much as possible about it. This book, written in an easily understood style, thoroughly covers most of the questions I've had about the illness. I found the chapter on medications especially informative. This book has proven to be a valuable reference for me.