Better Breathers Support Group - Cheboygan, Gaylord, Petoskey

McLaren Home Care & Hospice would like to invite the community to the Better Breathers Support Group. Better Breathers provides support and education to individuals with lung conditions, including COPD, and CPAP support.

This support group educates those with breathing difficulties and sleep apnea to better manage their health. Topics will demonstrate how to:
• Decrease shortness of breath
• Use your breathing medications properly
• Decrease lung infections
• Properly use oxygen and sleep apnea equipment
• Exercise with underlying breathing difficulty
• Maintain positive outlook with chronic breathing conditions
• Screen for lung disease
• Manage Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Session locations and times:

McLaren Home Medical Equipment
829 W. Main Street, Gaylord
3rd Tuesday of each month, 2-3 p.m.

McLaren Northern Michigan Cheboygan Campus
Cheboygan Community Medical Center
740 South Main Street, 3rd floor conference room, Cheboygan
3rd Thursday of each month, 2-3 p.m.

John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion and Dialysis Center
820 Arlington Avenue, Petoskey
3rd Friday of each month, 2-3 p.m.

For information about the Better Breathers program, please call the McLaren Home Care & Hospice Respiratory Care Coordinator at 800-748-0103 ext. 2860, or visit us online at mclaren.org/northernclasses.