An Alpha-1 COPD Love Story

An Alpha-1 COPD Love Story
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Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 1937650022
ISBN-13 : 9781937650025
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Book Synopsis An Alpha-1 COPD Love Story by : Sally Everett

Download or read book An Alpha-1 COPD Love Story written by Sally Everett and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sally Everett was about to turn fifty. A single parent and successful lawyer, she was, seemingly, a picture of health. She ate right, she didn't smoke, she was almost never sick, and she exercised regularly. Then a simple cold turned into pneumonia. She was hospitalized and x-rays were taken of her lungs. Subsequent blood tests clinched the diagnosis. Sally had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by Alpha-1, a genetic abnormality more common than cystic fibrosis. Her prognosis was, at best, ten years. At first Sally decided she could and would face this alone. Her subsequent struggles, candidly recounted here, are an invaluable resource for anyone with Alpha-1, COPD, or any chronic disease for that matter. Always careful to point out that your experience may not replicate hers, Sally walks you through her initial reaction to her diagnoses; learning how to cope; the role of exercise, oxygen and other therapies; genetic testing; clinical trials; facing depression and disability; and even end of life planning --


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