“Hello, today we are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Blejnar at their home. Mr. Blejnar is 74. He lives with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, hypertension and dementia. His wife is his primary care provider.

We provide additional support daily. Mr. Blejnar has many episodes of dyspnea. His wife helps him manage them with his medications, repositioning and with some breathing techniques. When he experiences an episode of dyspnea, he likes to have someone nearby.”