About Us Just who are those people with COPD? We are the invisible people that walk among you. We are people of all ages, all economic ranges, your neighbors, your friends. Mostly you don't notice us because "sick lungs don't show". The American Lung Association estimates that there are 35 million COPD sufferers in the USA. About 126,128 adults ages 25 and older died of COPD in 2003. That was the latest figure I could find, I would guess that more recent figures are probably not any better. . How do we deal with it? That is precisely the reason for meeting here. No two people deal with an incurable illness in exactly the same way and that is why we meet to exchange ideas of how to deal with this disease and to gain a better understanding of how it affects us. The treatment of COPD is for the most part still in its infancy. Most of the drugs prescribed for COPD where actually approved for Asthma and while they can be helpful as supportive treatment they are only of limited use to us. So many of us have started exploring Alternative remedies, not that we believe they can cure COPD any more than the mainstream medications. We are just noticing that many of them can be useful as supportive measures and they are often tolerated better than traditional medications. . Contact us for more info