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360Coach Brandon Check-In 03/09/2026
🌸 March is Women’s History Month 🌸
This month we celebrate the incredible women who have shaped our world--through science, caregiving, advocacy, and everyday resilience. Their strength has opened doors, advanced medicine, and inspired generations.
In the lung health community, women play a powerful role. Many are patients navigating COPD, bronchiectasis, and other lung conditions with determination and courage. Many are caregivers supporting loved ones through difficult days. Others are researchers, respiratory therapists, nurses, doctors, and advocates working to improve treatments and quality of life.
Women have helped move lung health forward in meaningful ways--raising awareness, supporting research, and building communities where no one has to face a diagnosis alone.
💙 This month, we’d love to hear from you:
• Is there a woman who has inspired you on your health journey?
• Maybe a caregiver, doctor, friend, family member, or fellow community member?
• Or perhaps you’re celebrating your own strength in living with lung disease.
Take a moment to recognize the women who make a difference every day. Their stories matter, and sharing them can inspire someone else who may need a little encouragement today.
💬 Feel free to drop a comment and celebrate the amazing women in your life!
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As part of Women’s History Month, I’d like to recognize Katie Keating, RN, for the incredible support she has given to the Bronchiectasis and NTM community over the years.
Katie is not only a nurse, but also a patient, and she has spent many years helping others navigate their own journeys. Through support groups, emails, online conversations, and especially our Bronch & NTM Coffee Breaks, Katie has shared her knowledge, compassion, and lived experience in ways that have helped countless people feel less alone.
Her ability to speak from both her professional background as a nurse and her personal experience as a patient has made her an incredible source of understanding and encouragement for so many in our community.
Thank you, Katie, for the time, care, and heart you have given to helping others. Your dedication truly makes a difference. 💙
Brandon,
Thank you so much for your very kind words and support throughout the years. I am passionate to assist others since I have walked the walk for many years. I greatly desire to assist individuals to live their best quality of life possible, despite their diagnosis. 😍
I'll echo Brandon---Thank you Katie...You have been a big help to me and everyone here. You are the Bus Driver here----Please keep driving!!!!😀✌👍
Das23, Thank you very much for your kind and positive words. I will continue to drive the bus, lol. I could tell you stories about riding the bus in the future. We used to call ambulances , “ the bus” when I was working in nyc as a young nurse. Thank you for being a regular participant/ member on this site.
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