World COPD Day 2014

This year I am teaming up with Concentric's #daretostair campaign to raise awareness!

I hope that you will all join me to help raise awareness!

COPD sucks, so little research is being done!

We need to FIGHT and make more people aware of this very misunderstood illness.

Share with your friends, family, and dare them to take the stairs November 19th!

Ask them to share videos or photos on social media sites documenting their stair climb using the hashtag

#daretostair

Let's help others understand what COPD is like.

Could you have COPD?

With increased funding, death rates DROP!!!!

We MUST raise awareness to help ourselves, and our loved ones!

I cannot do this alone, I need you to join me.

You can find me here:

Twitter

HOPE for COPD Facebook group

COPD Foundation

Google +

And of course here, at the BLOG

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