Patient Story – Rosemarie Rosemarie is 76 and a widow who lives in Shepton Mallet in Somerset. She lives next door to her daughter and two grandsons but doesn’t like to take advantage of them living so close and she likes to be as independent as possible. She...
Patient Story – Patricia Patricia, 71 is retired and lives in Leeds. However, she spent many years living in South Africa working as an Administration Manager for an oil company. It was while she was in South Africa that she was diagnosed with alpha one...
Patient Story – Thomas Thomas (82) and his wife Carmen live in North Tyneside. After experiencing pneumonia over 20 years ago, Thomas developed emphysema and bronchiectasis and was then given a COPD diagnosis. Thomas’ COPD has got progressively worse over the...
Patient Story – Patience Patience (68) is originally from Kent but now lives in Blyth, Northumberland and is treated by the team in Newcastle at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. She was diagnosed with COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in 2011. She had been...
Patient Story – Graham Graham, 66 lives in Elland near Halifax and is a retired plumber. He is a widower and lives with his two dogs. His late wife was an auxiliary nurse working on a respiratory ward, and he credits her with giving him strength and support when...
