The Caregiver Foundation

Caregiving and Lung Disease

There are many conditions besides aging that might result in a caregiving need.  And among them, lung disease is a major one.  When breathing becomes difficult, everything else in life can become almost impossible.  Some of the lung conditions that we face:

Lung Cancer

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)

Interstitial lung disease

Pneumonia

Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary hypertension

Sarcoidosis

Cystic fibrosis

Obstructive lung disease

Tuberculosis

Respiratory tract infection

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Asthma

Chronic bronchitis

Emphysema

Pleural effusion

Pneumothorax

Mesothelioma