Patient Stories

A year ago, Gretchen Benkert never thought she’d be walking distances or traveling internationally because her asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) made breathing and everyday tasks difficult. Both lung diseases severely limited her lung capacity and caused labored breathing from seemingly easy activities. In October of 2010, things began to change for Benkert. She enrolled in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program at NSMC Union Hospital as an alternative to build up her endurance and improve her lung function.   Read more

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