A Day in the Life of a Person with COPD Imagine what a day would be like if you had COPD and had to take an oxygen tank with you everywhere you went. How would that affect what you do every day?

A Day in the Life of a Person with COPD Imagine what a day would be like if you had COPD and had to take an oxygen tank with you everywhere you went. How would that affect what you do every day? In the United States, the two conditions considered to be COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. When you have COPD, it is hard to breathe (like breathing through a straw) and it gets worse over time. Messsage from Dr. Garner: For this assignment, your challenge is to spend a couple of hours, or at least a few minutes(!) trying to navigate your daily schedule while breathing through a straw and pulling a rolling suitcase (simulate an oxygen tank).