WEBVTT 00:03.737 --> 00:04.537 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪♪♪ 00:04.571 --> 00:05.505 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Respiratory Therapist: how's your 00:05.538 --> 00:06.573 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% breathing today? 00:06.606 --> 00:08.742 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% THIS YEAR, DON OWENS WAS A REGULAR AT THE ST LUKE'S 00:08.775 --> 00:12.512 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% REHABILITATION INSTITUTE FOR PULMONARY REHAB. 00:12.545 --> 00:14.547 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% breathing can be a problem. 00:14.581 --> 00:18.084 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% there are days i can get up and go for hours, and 00:18.118 --> 00:20.887 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% days when i get up and can't walk 5 feet without 00:20.920 --> 00:22.689 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% getting out of breath. 00:22.722 --> 00:25.191 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% HE WAS DIAGNOSED 12 YEARS AGO WITH CHRONIC 00:25.225 --> 00:27.594 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. 00:27.627 --> 00:30.830 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I smoked for about 45 years, i had pneumonia at 00:30.864 --> 00:33.099 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% an early age. 00:33.133 --> 00:35.635 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% OWENS SAYS HE'S ALWAYS LED AN ACTIVE LIFE... 00:35.668 --> 00:38.605 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% AND AT FIRST AFTER DIAGNOSIS, HIS COPD DIDN'T 00:38.638 --> 00:40.006 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% BOTHER HIM. 00:40.040 --> 00:41.708 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% BUT THE DISEASE IS PROGRESSIVE. 00:41.741 --> 00:44.444 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% AND OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS, HIS NEED FOR OXYGEN HAS 00:44.477 --> 00:45.645 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% DOUBLED. 00:45.678 --> 00:47.747 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I can't go anywhere without making sure i'm 00:47.781 --> 00:51.017 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% gonna have enough oxygen to get through the day. 00:51.051 --> 00:54.788 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% AND THINGS THAT USED TO COME EASILY, ARE NOT SO 00:54.821 --> 00:56.089 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% EASY ANYMORE. 00:56.122 --> 00:59.225 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% There are times now when i get out of air just 00:59.259 --> 01:02.095 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% drying off after a shower. 01:02.128 --> 01:04.931 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% WHEN HIS DOCTOR SUGGESTED HE ENTER A PULMONARY REHAB 01:04.964 --> 01:07.267 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% PROGRAM, OWENS WAS RESISTANT. 01:07.300 --> 01:09.369 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% I'm used to doing things on my own. 01:09.402 --> 01:13.006 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% it bugs me to have to ask people to do things for me now. 01:13.039 --> 01:15.141 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% BUT AS THINGS GOT MORE DIFFICULT, HE DECIDED TO 01:15.175 --> 01:16.609 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% GIVE IT A SHOT. 01:16.643 --> 01:20.280 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I am active but I've come to realize that i 01:20.313 --> 01:23.349 align:left position:40%,start line:83% size:50% need the structured exercise. 01:23.383 --> 01:27.887 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So I came back to Luke's to get the structure back 01:27.921 --> 01:29.556 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% in my life. 01:29.589 --> 01:32.425 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% NOW OWENS IS A GRADUATE AT ST. LUKE'S. 01:32.459 --> 01:34.828 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% THE EXERCISE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM HELPS PATIENTS 01:34.861 --> 01:38.098 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% WITH ENDURANCE, AND HELPS THEM MAKE THE BEST USE OF 01:38.131 --> 01:39.566 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% THEIR OXYGEN. 01:39.599 --> 01:42.302 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% BUT THIS PROGRAM GOES WELL BEYOND EXERCISE. 01:42.335 --> 01:44.104 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% Our goal with pulmonary rehab 01:44.137 --> 01:48.074 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% is to help our patients gain a better 01:48.108 --> 01:49.876 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% understanding of their pulmonary disease. 01:49.909 --> 01:51.744 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We have a variety of education topics that 01:51.778 --> 01:54.080 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% cover more than just pulmonary topics that they 01:54.114 --> 01:55.682 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% get to learn, 01:55.715 --> 01:58.651 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% like we go through anatomy and physiology, we 01:58.685 --> 02:01.087 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% want to help patients understand disease 02:01.121 --> 02:04.657 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% processes OWENS STILL DOES NOT LIKE ASKING FOR OR 02:04.691 --> 02:06.359 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% RECEIVING HELP fortunately my wife has a 02:06.392 --> 02:10.763 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% good sense of humor about things like that (laugh). 02:10.797 --> 02:14.434 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% BUT HE HAS TO ADMIT THAT PULMONARY REHAB HAS MADE 02:14.467 --> 02:15.235 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% HIS LIFE BETTER. 02:15.268 --> 02:16.870 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% I want to do the best i can. 02:16.903 --> 02:19.906 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and sitting around is not really an option.