Lung Disease in the Elderly
Questions
How do you handle nose bleeds from the constant use of high flow oxygen?
3 AnswersXenaJada Answered Aug 5, 2023How long does my mom have to live? Her right lung is full of fluid and her left lung is crackling.
8 AnswersElizabethAR37 Replied Jul 11, 2023My husband is on hospice for end stage lung disease and requires 8L oxygen and 15L for any activity. How much longer can he continue losing weight?
7 AnswersMACinCT Answered Jun 3, 2023What to do when your mom won't call her doctor for shortness of breath?
11 AnswersFawnby Answered May 12, 2023Does anyone have ideas on how to keep an oxygen hose from tangling around the bottom of a rocker/recliner chair?
7 Answersgladimhere Answered Dec 19, 2022Where can I find assistance with oxygen for a low income COPD person?
2 AnswersGrandma1954 Answered Aug 2022
I just need to vent. Is that okay? I don't even expect help... just commiserate and make me laugh if you can. Thanks!
24 Answers 97yroldmom Answered Aug 2022
What is a good oxygen saturation level?
11 Answers Leahst Answered Jul 2022
Any tips for keeping an oxygen mask in place when the patient keeps pulling it down?
1 Answer
Isthisrealyreal Replied Jul 2022
Why do neighbors, family, friends & even strangers think it’s their place to accuse me of not doing enough for my family member?
48 Answers OMGKittens Replied Jun 2022
Advice on how to get my mom admitted to a hospital so (hopefully) Medicare will pick up 90 days of a skilled nursing facility?
5 Answers againx100 Answered Jun 2022
I’m burnt out caregiving for my wife. Any suggestions?
10 Answers MargaretMcKen Answered May 2022
88-year-old mother in ICU and doctors state she will never be able to come off vent full-time. Any thoughts or comments?
9 Answers TChamp Answered May 2022
Looking for suggestions on separate HVAC/filtration systems OR other ideas to keep parents' smoking contained to one/two rooms in a home?
10 Answers MeDolly Replied Apr 2022
I have sacrificed my time and money and have applied every skill and bit of energy I have to help Mom fight lung cancer. Any advice/direction?
40 Answers bundleofjoy Replied Mar 2022
How can a person get help to pay for oxygen?
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AlvaDeer Answered Mar 2022
How do you deliver bad news to your elderly mother? She "feels fine" although she coughs & is short of breath. She has stage 4 lung cancer.
35 Answers
BarbBrooklyn Answered Feb 2022
I need medical care, housekeeping and dr appt rides. Suggestions?
4 Answers
JoAnn29 Answered Nov 2021
My husband has emphysema and his O2 sometimes drops as low as 74. However, he acts like he is fine. I don’t get it and I’m scared. Advice?
2 Answers Joanzie Replied Oct 2021
Caring for senior twins. Both COPD and one with cancer. Any ideas?
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Stephanie71 Answered Sep 2021
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