Oxygen Smart

My stepfather nearly died from lung failure after an operation and as a result of this he has been prescribed with long term oxygen therapy. Thousands of people have to receive additional oxygen, for many reasons -the main one being as a result of smoking as in this case.  He stopped smoking nearly twenty years [...]

Over the last few weeks we have had a few crisis with my stepfather when his oxygen saturation level has dropped just at the end of a meal.  The worst was when rising he fainted and fell.
At the moment various things seem clear, although he is being monitored just the same.
I was present on two [...]

Life for people needing extra oxygen used to be more complicated, to say the least.  Today you have home oxygen units such as oxygen concentrators or oxygen tanks as well as portable oxygen units that are making life easier.
At the same time just a few years ago anyone dependent on supplemental oxygen had to check [...]