Oh Betty, please don't feel like that! I'm sorry I can't offer anything about emphysema but as a person I can offer to listen,and if you don't mind pray for you. I'm sure you have been through alot considering you gave your home, and I'm sure your daughter loves having you there so she can take care of you and know that you are safe. I send wonderful thoughts and prayers for you today and everyday.

Oh so sorry Bettyrunge. the most important thing is you have help at hand when you need it and that is a big plus. So sorry you are in pain and feeling so low.

The only thing I can suggest to you at this time, is perhaps do some mindful breathing practise relaxing in the chair, laying down on your bed or just practise some diaphragm breathing while listening to some of your favourite music. To get into the habit of doing this 2 to 3 times a day as you need to.

I do hope your doctor can help you get the blood pressure under control and come up with ways to help control your pain better.

Just do for yourself all the things you feel comfortable doing and things you enjoy doing, even if its just watching something you enjoy on tv, video or even your tube.
You can search for anything on you tube, old movies, copd breathing exercises, meditation, mindfulness, I hope you are able to find something you can enjoy and benefit from.

Love and thoughts

Peta

Healing Breath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBZPxp32Nmw

Forest relaxation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csnUV3Gz4Pk

Thinking of you again today Betty.

Sending you love and thoughts.


Look for something positive in each day
even if some days you have to look a little harder.
x x

Dear Bettyrunge, so sorry to read about your current situation. I just said a simple prayer with the hope that today may be easier for you and your daughter. My wife cares for me and I know it really takes a tremendous effort. (Thank you for reminding me to thank her)

Many thanks to all who sent me good wishes. Sorry I am such a whiner and a pain. I read lately about a 99year old lady who died in a nursing home and they said she had always been cheerful and helpful to others. Made me ashamed of my complaining. My daughter's home is very nice, I have a bedroom and a sitting room and an en suite bath which she has fitted with a shower chair and hand held shower. It is nice that I can still keep myself clean. I am alone here a lot-- she has to travel on business, this week she is in Florida for six days. It is a big house, very secluded and quiet. I never feel good so it is easy to get depressed but I should count my many, many blessings instead of complaining.Thanks again, best to all.

Another long day by myself, daughter not back till Saturday. I fed the birds, chased away the squirrels and wrote a whole paragraph of one of my books. I was determined to self publish one of them,just to give myself something to do, but I looked up self publishers and the cost started at $900 .Nothing I've written worth that. So I've lost interest. Can't get downstairs and on the porch without oxygen. chest hurts all the way thru to shoulder blades, awfully weak. Will be 88 June 7 , wondering if I'll make it.Best to all.

Sometimes I feel like I am beating my head against a brick wall reading in here...A couple of us, mainly Jarca n myself from the early days have gone thru so many options about where to go if you are looking for a forum, where help or company is available on a daily basis.......yet the same old comments about the ''I have given up'' ''Ahhhh well''

You want to change things then you have to put in the effort....The best Forum besides Closed FB Groups is Canada and the World....Google it of find one of the Links posted numerous times before.....Might take a little time to sign up and time is something we have plenty of to spare....I bent over backwards to get another lady in, only to be told she cannot work out how to navigate the site....If you can get around this one, then i cannot work out what the problem is...fair dinkum lol