Your action plan to manage COPD over winter
When it comes to self-management and living your best life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an action plan can be an invaluable resource. As we head towards…
How respiratory physio can help with airway clearance techniques
As someone living with bronchiectasis, you may experience an increase in mucus production as we enter the cooler months of the year. A respiratory physiotherapist can play a key role…
What are my treatment options for lung cancer?
Understanding what treatments are available for lung cancer, and what these treatments mean for your wellbeing and quality of life, may help you to deal with some of the anxiety that accompanies such a complex disease. …
Connect to a network of support
“It was the first time in four years that I felt truly understood. We all knew each other’s issues and how it felt. I was empowered.” – Lea, Victoria,…
Pulmonary Fibrosis study reveals patient priorities for future research
Developing new medications and treatments to reverse scarring in the lungs has been identified as the top priority for Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) researchers, after a comprehensive study of those most affected by the condition. The study, believed…
‘Some call it research, we call it hope’: Lung Foundation Australia’s $50m goal to help change lives
As part of its ongoing mission to fund life-changing lung disease and lung cancer research, Lung Foundation Australia today launches a powerful campaign imploring Australians to dig deep to give hope to the 7 million diagnosed…
Becoming a partner-carer
The addition of the partner-carer role to a couples’ relationship can cause even the most stable of unions to become wobbly. Not all partnerships are “fairytale happy” and supportive; and if your relationship…
Coping techniques for living well
Some people have developed healthy and positive coping techniques for dealing with the added stresses of living with a lung condition, while others rely on less healthy and ultimately quite destructive ways…
Coming to terms with a lung condition diagnosis
The moment your doctor tells you that you have lung disease or lung cancer may be quite surreal. You may hear the diagnosis and feel like your brain stops working. You continue to hear everything that the doctor says and you may even ask…
Dealing with stigma and shame
For people living with lung cancer and lung disease, dealing with stigma can cause feelings of guilt, shame and embarrassment, regardless of whether they have a history…