General Condition Help

If you are an adult child caring for an aging parent, you may have to manage your parent's chronic illness. One of the most debilitating illnesses is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. COPD is a disease of the lungs. In COPD, the lung tissue becomes damaged, making breathing more difficult. The airways to and from the lungs become obstructed. COPD is a major cause of the death in the United States, and most cases of COPD are related to smoking, being exposed to second-hand smoke, or being exposed to toxic chemicals that damage the lungs.