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Acknowledgements & Thanks

        It is with a tremendous amount of love, respect and admiration that we publically thank the following from the bottom of our hearts....

Tracy Cushing , RRT - who handles the "Ask the RT" section and who, w/o question, agreed to help with that portion of this site.

Phil Cable - a fellow COPD'er who contributed to several pages herein and helped many suffering with COPD on the various Internet forums.

Barry Brooks - another fellow COPDer,  Director and advocate, contributor and a burr in the saddle I'm sure for many Government officials.  He's also a staunch supporter of this site and truly believes in "getting the word out" about COPD.   Keep writing those letters Barry!

Ellen Hodgson, Chris Wigley - fellow COPDer's and Directors of our organization who are firmly committed to our cause and deisre to help others.

James Shedden; Former Director of Programming, Lung Association of Nova Scotia. For info he has supplied whenever asked,  and to the National Canadian Lung Association for their National COPD Report Card.

Wendy; Linda, Larry, Vic & J ohn.......fellow COPDer's who wrote a letter just to you.....the Newly Diagnosed.  I've learned and shared so much with them (and others on the forums) and though they're in different parts of the world, they're like family...Breathe Easy my friends...

David Raymer - my DH (dear half) for his on-going encouragement, support, help and well placed kicks when needed.

To all my Forum Friends who post the latest  info on  research and medicines,  and further share so much of their knowledge and experience with COPD.

To COPD patients that participate in clinical trials and studies and patients who undergo surgical procedures and willingly chronicle that info with everyone on line.

To every internet site from where we have gathered info and continue to learn and understand COPD.  Thank YOU.  The list would be far too long to write.

To every patient, caregiver, Doctor, Nurse, technician, hospital, clinic; anyone and everyone helping with, or willing to learn, about this terrible disease.

Thank You All;  so very, very much....  

                                                           

Jackie NS aka Blossom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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