an insight into my life with severe asthma, advocacy, awareness & research
Walking into my first practice I had no idea what to expect. My only experience of wheelchair rugby league before that practice in March was watching the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup during summer 2022- and that was by chance as one of my old lacrosse teammates was a referee at the World Cup. That… Continue reading Sport is so much more than just sport. Reflecting on my first season with Edinburgh Giants
What started as an idea during lockdown while shielding away from the world feeling lonely and isolated has turned into something I never imagined. I actually forgot that I held the first official virtual severe asthma peer support group meeting in September 2022. It was not until I was writing my notes from the meeting… Continue reading Severe Asthma Peer Support Group is 1 year old.
It is no secret that the past 22 months have been really hard but I never realised how hard it would be once I had had surgery. Healing is going really well. I cannot believe the job the plastic surgeons have done. They did need to take my umbilical and I do have a nice… Continue reading Accepting when you need some extra help.
Anyone who knows me knows my view on smoking and the impact that second hand smoke has had on my lungs both out in the community and in hospital. I have written countless blog posts on the topic as well. I thought September 5th 2022 was going to be a new dawn, that date marked… Continue reading I am so angry- the smoking ban is a farce
It's been a while but I have needed some time to just process all that has been going on recently as it has been a lot. My brain and body for the last 22 months have mainly been preoccupied with the issue I have had with my abdomen. On the 2nd August I finally had… Continue reading Time for an update
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