by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | COPD
Patient Story – Thomas Thomas (82) and his wife Carmen live in North Tyneside. After experiencing pneumonia over 20 years ago, Thomas developed emphysema and bronchiectasis and was then given a COPD diagnosis. Thomas’ COPD has got progressively worse over the...
by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | COPD, Patient Story Videos
Patient Story – Patience Patience (68) is originally from Kent but now lives in Blyth, Northumberland and is treated by the team in Newcastle at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. She was diagnosed with COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in 2011. She had been...
by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | COPD
Patient Story – Graham Graham, 66 lives in Elland near Halifax and is a retired plumber. He is a widower and lives with his two dogs. His late wife was an auxiliary nurse working on a respiratory ward, and he credits her with giving him strength and support when...
by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | Other, Patient Story Videos
Patient Story – Chris Chris was formally a full-time GP but seven years ago he was diagnosed with bi-lateral phrenic nerve palsy – the phrenic nerve essentially, controls the diaphragm – the bellows for the lungs – and when the nerve stops working,...
by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | COPD
Patient Story – Andrew Andrew, 63 is a retired kitchen porter who lives in Bedminster with his wife and two grown-up sons. He was diagnosed with severe COPD in early 2011 after being admitted to hospital on New Year’s Eve 2010 with a chest infection. Shortly...
by admin_osa | Jul 30, 2021 | COPD, Patient Story Videos
Patient Story – Gill Gill is 66 and she has lived in Plymouth for the past 50 years having moved to the city initially to go to college. She has two children, Robert who lives with her and Rosie who lives nearby with her family. Before her retirement, Gill was a...
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