: About Me

I am a 37-year-old mother to a wonderful 6-1/2-year-old little boy, and the wife of a police officer. We live in Oklahoma. We also have three pets; a brazilian mastiff named Bruno, a large orange cat named Raleigh, and a rabbit named BunnyRoo. I work from home as a medical transcriptionist and am also wanting to attend college to finish my degree in communications. I have found I love writing and am excited the internet has provided an avenue in which writers can write about anything.

My passion is ...

my family, music and writing.

My parents always told me ...

To make sure I always follow through on anything I start.

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be a singer.

My favorite memory ...

The day my son was born

Why I write ...

It allows me to clear my mind and think about the issues I am writing about.

My first job ...

A waitress.

My best moment ...

When my son was born

My inspiration ...

My son and husband. They make my life worth living.

Health & Fitness > Respiratory Diseases How to find out if you have COPD

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REALITY OF COPD In the summer of 1997, my world changed for the worse. My mother was diagnosed with the early stages of COPD. She had been having symptoms for a while, but due to no health insurance she didn't seek medical advice earlier. If you are asking if my mom smoked, the answer is yes. She started smoking when she was 12 years old. She thought it made her look grown up. Of course when my mother started smoking, the warning labels weren't placed on cigarette packages. She stated many times if she would have known the risks she would have never started smoking. She tried many times to...

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