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Around the world an estimated 64 million people are struggling to breathe on a daily basis. But could a simple sing-song bring the relief they are looking for?
"If I want to walk any distance then I find a landmark about 15 paces away, make for that and stop to get my breath," says Jane Petto, who lives near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
"And if I see stairs - just looking at them tires me out. They take forever."
Jane is one of millions of people worldwide who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD.
It is a lifelong condition caused by damage to the air sacs and passages that make up the lungs - and can make breathing a constant battle.
The World Health Organization expects COPD to be the third leading cause of death by 2030.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25231910
"If I want to walk any distance then I find a landmark about 15 paces away, make for that and stop to get my breath," says Jane Petto, who lives near Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
"And if I see stairs - just looking at them tires me out. They take forever."
Jane is one of millions of people worldwide who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD.
It is a lifelong condition caused by damage to the air sacs and passages that make up the lungs - and can make breathing a constant battle.
The World Health Organization expects COPD to be the third leading cause of death by 2030.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25231910