 Screen shot of COPD information |
 Mary Benton,BSN, RN, Group Health Cooperative |
 What is Emphysema? |
 COPD IS Not Asthma |
 Dr. Vincent, Swedish Medical Center |
 Dr. Vincent, Swedish Medical Center |
 Carrie Nyssen, Advocacy Manager, American Lung Association of Washington, expressing her heartfelt thanks to all for the historic First COPD Event. (fyi: EFFORTS was mentioned many times through out the Town Meeting) |
 Clinton Haliday, COPD patient, active EFFORTS member, Lung Reduction recipient. and he and daughter, Laurie, not only come to every EFFORTS event we♪ve had... they come ready to work! |
 Ruby, COPDer from Kitsap County and Paul Payton. Ruby is almost 83 and refuses to let COPD run her life. |
 Clinton Haliday and Mary Benton |
 Clint and daughter, Laurie, Mary Benton,BSN, RN, Group Health Cooperative and Beth Guadagnoli, CRT, CPFT, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center |
 The wonderfully enthused Beth and Robert |
 Colleen Osterhaus and Scott Alberts from Option Care having a serious moment of discussion |
 Carrie Nyssen, Advocacy Manager, American Lung Association of Washington and Sharon O'Hara, COPDer and EFFORTS Washington Ambassador |
 Christopher Covert-Bowlds, MD. He's also a cycling advocate and enthusiastic participant in the yearly American Lung Association of Washington's three day bike ride, the Trek Tri Island – the same ride I was on in September 2005. He remembers passing me time after time, after time....as everyone did – almost 300 riders. We all shared the great spirit of camaraderie and I've memorized the sounds of “Passing on your left, please!
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 Christopher Covert-Bowlds, MD... Family Practice in Bellingham. Dr. Covert-Bowlds has a keen interest in lung disease, he and his wife have two children with Asthma. |
 A beaming Colleen Osterhaus, Program Coordinator - Lung Health, American Lung Association of Washington and a enthusiastic representative from Option Care clearly show our general feeling about the first major COPD event by a major organization in the state of Washington |
 Kathy Kiwala, Asthma & Lung Health Program Manager, American Lung Association of Washington |
 Meredith Gibson, the Association's hard working Trek Tri Island three day cycling event co-manager.. I don♪t think she sleeps for the entire three day bike ride... |
 A lovely picture of enthusiasm at the close of a momentous COPD day in Washington State. |
 Paul Payton outside the lovely Swedish Cultural Center.... until next time... |
 Beth Guadagnoli and Mary Benton savoring the successful first COPD Town Meeting in Washington state by major organizations and enjoying the beautiful Seattle sunshine. |
 Marilyn, from Kitsap County, COPDer and a enthusiastic COPD advocate |
God Bless EFFORTS
past and present Angels and all who work so hard at furthering COPD awareness and education! Thank you. Sharon O'Hara December 19, 2005 |