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copdinfocus.blogspot.co.uk/

Vanessa (also posts here) has a new post on her blog on how others with low, low fev1 do stuff that can inspire us, even if it's only a longer walk, stay active. Someone on some blog called copd 'death by chair' and it stuck with me. We need inspiration and encouragement from others and get off that chair....

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stilltruckin

Excellent blog. Thanks for that.

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Suzy6

Thank you just what I needed. Sitting here tonight feeling sorry for myself, no reason but I need motivating.

Thanks for posting! What uplifting blogs,will lift the spirits of anyone who reads them,& hopefully get them motivated! xxx

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junespoon

Yes,really need the motivation, Thanks x

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out-for-lunch

the kick we probably all need occasionally ..... thanks.

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Parvati

Hi all - It was the Australian chap - Russell Winwood who really blew me away - he is doing Ironman Cairns in a few weeks time - thats a 3.8km swim, followed by 180km bike ride and then into the 42.2km run - just seems insane that someone with lung function between 22 and 30% with v.severe copd can do such a thing - and so far he doesn't even need oxygen!

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Stanton-Miracle

The chair is the enemy. Keep moving.

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notlocal in reply toStanton-Miracle

I normally would, but I'm 10 days into an exacerbation, on meds and preds so will just have to read about it for now!

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needtobreathe

What's exacerbation. x

A worsening of your symptoms needtobreathe and/or a chest infection. x

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notlocal

Thanks coughalot, I used to just call it a chest infection but I' m now trying to use the medical words!

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emmo

Thank you. The most inspiring read for ages it will hopefully motivate me to keep going which at the moment I am not doing as I think I had given up!

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hufferpuffer

Thanks for that great inspiring post Notlocal! I hope you feel better soon :) huff xxxx

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notlocal in reply tohufferpuffer

No, all credit to Vanessa (Parvati above) whose blog and hard work it it all is!

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helingmic

Yes, indeed! Excellent. On a day to day basis, we can do exercises at home and then at the gym.

I do Qigong exercises in the morning; a weird name for it, the 8 pieces of brocade (Brocade being silk, that means that the exercises will keep you flexible as silk)

here's the Wikipedia explanation (baduanjin is the Chinese ofr 8 pieces of brocade - I know no Chinese!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badua...

And here's the video of the sequence on YouTube:

youtube.com/watch?v=KJeyZ43...

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sue48

Well worth a read ....made me feel so inferior to these strong ,motivated people !!

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sue48

Well worth a read . I feel so inferior to thes strong inspirational people . Makes you realise what can be acheived,but everyone is different. !

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notlocal

It's for inspiration sue. Not to feel inferior. Some of it makes me sob just reading about it! We all have things we can and cannot do. Yours in breath...

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