Hi

My father is 82 years and he has COPD for past 3-4 years .. he had a sudden flare which I think was becoz he was suddenly having a lot of iced juices etc .. what’s happening now is he not able to sleep flat .. so I am keeping him at 30/45 degrees but the main issue is he is not even able to take a few steps to the washroom .. he feels totally out of breath then.. are there any remedies which can help at such times .. Dan on face helps .. I saw a COPD patient finding a lot of relief with DMSO .. has anyone tried that ?

Update : he is already on a couple of medicines - antibiotics, steroids etc for managing the COPD.. but last 15 days have been very rough .. he sleeps for 1-2 hours then gets up .. dozes with pillows tries to lie down again @ 45 degrees etc

My mom has COPD but she has survived lots of "near-death" experiences. She recovers but not fully. Like last February, while she was in the ICU. She wrote goodbye letters. I really thought she was dying. But she recovered, she still has her oxygen machine though. I held her hand while she struggled breathing. And she improved! We talk by phone calls everyday.

I moved to another
country this May for marriage and for studies. But I went home last week because
she said she felt she will die. When I arrived, she said she improved and that
maybe it was just a "flare up". I think her recovery is somehow
related with our presence.

I need to go back to EU
because that's where I live now and I could not exceed the absences for my
masters. But, I feel the guilt of leaving her while she is in her most
vulnerable state.

How often do you take it? Do you administer it yourself? I have COPD and Long Covid Lingering Shortness of Breath (I think).