Charleston Gazette Saturday 2nd November, 2013
CABIN CREEK, W.Va. — Stacy Carter no longer can do many of the outdoor activities he used to love. “I used to go hunting and fishing all the time,” Carter said. “I can’t wander around the woods because of the shortness of breath.”The 54-year-old Campbells Creek man was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease last year. Since he was diagnosed, Carter’s been in and out of the hospital and was even in a coma for a week earlier this year, he said.COPD is an illness that makes it difficult to breathe. It causes wheezing, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest and other sy…
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