Hello, My name is Mary. I have severe COPD and struggle daily with being ill. Four years ago I had a failed back surgery which ended in bacterial pneumonia which caused respiratory failure. I was found not breathing on my bedroom floor by my neighbor, luckly I learned after the fact that I called 911 before I quit breathing. I spent a month on a vent in a coma at our local hospital. Anyway, the vent did so much damage, put that together with 30 years of smoking and you have a disasterous respiratory system. I am 53, and since all this I am disabled, I was a nurse and have been in the medical field 34 years. I have to be honest and say I have not learned to live with this disease yet, I never feel good, I never have good days. I know that sounds negative but it is so true. I am in terrible pain from my spine disease which has affected my muscles and nerves all over my body. I do not have any energy what so ever, snf trust me when Isay I do not want all the days I have left to be like this. I know God must have spared me because He was not done with me yet. I want to be able to serve Him and reach out to others, but right now it feels as if I can't even take care of myself. I did by the Grace of God manage to quit smoking a month ago, Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And by Gods Grace I will find a way to handle these disease I have been delt in life. I will warn you now I have memory issues due to anoxic brain injury so if I repeat myself or forget your name I am sorry. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it *s* Congratualtions on your quits, One of the best things you can do for yourselves now. I pray Our Lord and Savior reaches down His mighty healing hand to all of our bodies and wipes away our illnesses and restores us to good health.
Mary
