Staying Active

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Staying active is so important.  COPD or other respiratory problems often make staying active and motivated difficult. 

I have found ways to make it easier to stay active and motivated. 

·         Having the oxygen I need makes it easier to stay active and is a great motivator.

·         I am the only one that lives with my health problems 24-7 and am responsible for the care I get.  I can have the best medical advise in the world but it doesn’t help me until I take advantage of it.

·         I used a walker when I visited Devils Tower, Fort Bridger State Historic Site and many more and will continue to.  I play pickleball so I don’t need the walker other than it makes it easier for me to breath and is a good way to carry extra oxygen and other supplies like water.

·         I don’t run the cannula under my chin, I run it over my ears and run it through the back of a my cap so it goes down my back and is out of my way.

·         I use an OxyMask at night and sometimes when allergies hit and my nasal passages are difficult to breathe through.

·         When I shower, I turn my oxygen up.

·         I use high flow cannulas when needed.

I have not always had the oxygen I needed and struggled every day to stay active.  It has paid off for me.  The activities in the pictures on this page are my reward and keep me going.