[GaltAdonis]

My dad died of COPD at age 89 after smoking cigarettes for 62 years.

The disease is really just emphysema with a new name.
The name is accurate though - 'obstructive' because you can't breathe.
It is not fun.

[FoxInSocks]

The disease [COPD] is really just emphysema with a new name.

COPD is an umbrella that encompasses a number of diseases, including asthma, emphsyema, and chronic bronchitis.