Pulmonary Rehab

For the last few weeks I have had the chance to attend pulmonary rehab classes with Nola for half a day. The best part about these is the so called "education sessions" where we all have a chat, usually about a random topic that someone comes up with. Last week it was the benefits of stopping smoking. It was hilarious.......one lady said she was not "physically addicted to cigarettes", just "emotionally" (it apparantly calmed her nerves). A fellow classmate tried to tell her that was impossible."Don't be stupid, the two are interconnected, you cant separate them" he fires back....and so the conversation got started. So, I learnt that really, you dont have to educate these people all that much, you put them in a room together and let them educate each other.... your job is to pull them back on track when all the war stories make their way into conversation......very interesting but not the purpose of the class unfortunately! Attending these classes has highlighted to me the benefits of group therapies. One lady said that the class was the only thing she got out to do each week, and if she didnt have it she would probably curl up and die! Moral of the story.....if you're working in a hospital or community that doesnt have a pulmonary rehab class....start one up!!!!