Tag: asthma attack

Competing for Great Britain at the European Para Laser Run Championships

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As I write this on the plane home from Madeira I am feeling a huge mix of emotions (I wrote this yesterday on the plane). The pride of representing Great Britain at the first ever European Para Laser Run Championships, frustration at my race being interrupted before it even started with smoke hitting my lungs,… Continue reading Competing for Great Britain at the European Para Laser Run Championships

I am so angry- the smoking ban is a farce

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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

What is severe asthma really??

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And what does severe asthma look like? Does having severe asthma look like this? Is this what severe asthma looks like? In all the photos above I have severe asthma (some of them are a lot older than others). In the top photos it doesn't look like there is anything wrong with me but the… Continue reading What is severe asthma really??

Smoking Ban on NHS Hospital sites comes into force

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I am so excited, I cannot contain myself!! Yesterday a smoking ban on NHS hospital sites came into force. This new law means that no one on a NHS hospital site can smoke within 15m of a hospital building and cannot smoke under any overhangs of buildings either. This law is enforceable and people who… Continue reading Smoking Ban on NHS Hospital sites comes into force

Patient Experience of Mechanical Ventilation

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https://youtu.be/sYYjzNS3c3A I was asked to record a video for part of the Respiratory Critical Care session at the European Respiratory Society Congress. The session was titled "New Developments in Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator Weaning" and my video was to focus on my experience of being weaned from a ventilator. Im not going to lie it… Continue reading Patient Experience of Mechanical Ventilation

We need to stop Mepolizumab

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Under a month ago I was writing about how I had been a year on mepolizumab. The drug that I thought was going to be my wonder drug and make my asthma easy to control or so I thought. You can read the post here. Part of me wonders did I know deep down that… Continue reading We need to stop Mepolizumab

Are asthmatics who post on social media one reason why asthma is considered as “just asthma”?

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How often do we read or hear that asthma is "just asthma" and an inhaler will fix it all. Everyone knows someone who has asthma but not everyone knows how bad asthma can be and that it kills people. 3 people die each day in the UK compared to the 10 across the United States.… Continue reading Are asthmatics who post on social media one reason why asthma is considered as “just asthma”?

What do you do on days when there is no air??

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Today has been one of those days where it feels like there is no air. You are left gasping for breath just moving a few meters and even sitting still feels like you are trying to breathe through a pillow. It is horrible and unrelenting. Not only is there no air and very humid the… Continue reading What do you do on days when there is no air??