by CAIRE Inc. | Mar 14, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ Simply put, an advocate is someone who speaks for another. In the case of a patient, it is someone who gathers information, researches the disease, and attends appointments. Their function is to protect, to augment...
by CAIRE Inc. | Feb 27, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ I have two ways to go here … I can subtly build up to the reason for my post, or I can just come right out and say it. I think it would be best to get it on the table. I have cancer. Squamous Cell Carcinoma, to be...
by CAIRE Inc. | Feb 15, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The opinions expressed here are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the attitude or outlook of anyone else. Anywhere. Ever. I, like many of you, am a reformed smoker. I grew up in the household of a heavy...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 30, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Jim Nelson, consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ The little hollow plastic lifeline that helps us breathe can create its own set of issues. Tripping over the hose, catching it on furniture or small children and closing it in doors are only a few of the adventures...
by CAIRE Inc. | Jan 23, 2019 | Patients Blog
Contributed by Bob Rawlins, oxygen user and consultant to CAIRE Inc. ~ So, you are having a bad day or two … Yeah, I hear you. I was having a few of those days this week. And I feel I am pretty positive. It really is hard to describe to those not on oxygen or have...
