Asthma UK- Asthma Health Technology Fund You may have seen on either the Asthma UK British Lung Foundation website or LinkedIn that there has been the launch of a multi million pound fund available to support the development of asthma health technologies. This fund I believe is so important because asthma lags behind other long… Continue reading Multi-million pound Asthma Health Technology Fund at Asthma UK
Month: October 2020
Realising how giving up work has been good for my health
It pains me to say it but I am now starting to see the real benefits of giving up work. Many of you who have read my blog for a while know how important work is to me. I have always worked and always enjoyed the sense of earning my own money and then being… Continue reading Realising how giving up work has been good for my health
New article I wrote for TEVA Life Effects Platform
I am very fortunate that I write for TEVA Pharmaceuticals Life Effects Platform about my experience of living with severe asthma. This month I wrote about my experience of wearing a face covering during COVID19 including some experiences I have had with different face coverings as well as some good and bad times when out… Continue reading New article I wrote for TEVA Life Effects Platform
Long COVID vs Post ICU Syndrome
Is Long Covid really a new condition? Or just a new name for a syndrome that has effected the thousands of ICU Survivors for years? Taken from Long Covid Website There is a huge amount in the press just now about a new condition that is developing as a result of COVID19. Long COVID seems… Continue reading Long COVID vs Post ICU Syndrome
Bringing the patient voice to Research and Development
A lot of the work I do is speaking to people about what it is like to live with asthma. Asthma is a condition that you should be able to live with and it won't interfere too much but for so many people asthma dictates their life. It is so important for those who work… Continue reading Bringing the patient voice to Research and Development
World Mental Health Day
No one is immune from having a wobble with their mental health just as no one is immune from having issues with their physical health. The difference is that humans are happier to speak up about a physical health complaint compared to a mental health complaint. 10th October 2020 is World Mental Health Day. Mental… Continue reading World Mental Health Day