Live and learn~Read and heed

[the bear]

Attending a diabetic workshop I was given a very valuable resource book. The title is "Living a Healthy Life with
Chronic Conditions" published by the Bull Publishing Company, P.O. Box #1377, Boulder, Colorado, Zip 80306 phone [phone]. Web site www.bullpub.com
The ISBN #0-923521-87-9
Before you dismiss this book it is about 1/2 inch thick and about 8 1/2 by 11 in fairly large type.
It is a self help book for those with Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema etc. Any Chronic Condition.
The first 2 chapters (25 pages) deal with disease self help and management. The whole book is about 325 pages all easy reading and in plain language. (Even I understood it)
Of particular importance are pages 215 through 240 all about Chronic Lung Disease.
I personally recommend this book for you to use and benefit from your own self management of your COPD. Hugz, bear.

[cheryl]

Thanks for the info, Bear.

[the bear]

Canadians may want to get the British Columbia edition while Americans may want the original.
Just a little tip I got my book free of charge from the Canadian Diabetic Society when I joined their workshop. When Carol and I went to our Cardiac Rehabilitation final assessment on Wednesday the director of the program was reading this book. I asked him where he got his book and he said he had ordered it from the publisher. He was floored when I told him I got mine for nothing from the Diabetes Association. So try to get one from there first. Hugz, bear

[Blossom/Jackie W.]

Excellent post Bear and a GREAT tip for folks.

[morningstar]

Thanks bear I will check into it.

[maryaz]

Thanks Bear for the info. Sounds like a good read and I will probably get it. I have COPD but husband recently was dx'd with diabetes and he does have a Stent as result of blocked artery. He is working on other problems.

Sure I can use it but I might lose my home if I bring one more book in to it. I just bought 4 pertaining to diabetes and I got the 'How Doctor Think' by Jerome Groopman. This book was referred by Adina and someone else as a very good read. I cannot get into it because the others are first. Here is a link if anyone wants to look at it.
tinyurl.com/2p4mvd

When all of the above started I was reading John MacArthur's 'The Truth War' but that is on hold along with about 15 other books. tinyurl.com/yqq6zk
I never seem to finish a book anymore. Thanks for the post.

[Joyce7]

Thank you Bear for telling us about this book. I find that I read almost anything I can find on copd and chronic diseases... Joyce