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Debra K., RI

I have COPD. With the air quality the way it is, sometimes I can't even leave my house. When the front door opens up, the air is just sucked out of my lungs and I can't breathe. If I can go out, I have to make it at certain times of the day. It is hard feeling housebound.

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First Published: June 7, 2022

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