Living With COPD
By Gregg Camp

One of the most common diseases that affects the aging population of California is COPD. COPD ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. "Progressive" means the disease gets worse over time. There is no cure, doctors try to treat the symptoms and relieve the patient's discomfort. COPD can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.

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