Last September I started the Severe Asthma Peer Support Group with the support of Asthma + Lung UK. Unfortunately this has not worked out so I am now running the group independently from Asthma + Lung UK. It was not an easy decision to make, and I had many sleepless nights thinking about what I… Continue reading Severe Asthma Peer Support Group
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Lung Health Lottery
Today Asthma + Lung Uk launched their campaign End the Lung Health Lottery. They have collected data which has been analysed and the results are shocking. Depending on where you live in the UK will depend on your lung health outcomes. If you live in an area of higher deprivation the higher the chance that… Continue reading Lung Health Lottery
Setting up a virtual severe asthma peer support group
For a long time I have wanted to set up a severe asthma peer support group because the condition is so isolating and very difficult to live with. We often have to use our own knowledge of the condition to help ourselves manage it because the medical knowledge of experts is limited to the science… Continue reading Setting up a virtual severe asthma peer support group
Severe Asthma Peer Support Group
Severe asthma is a complex disease that impacts every aspect of a persons life. I have lived with asthma almost all of my life and severe asthma for over half of it too, even before it was classed as severe it was always hard to control. There is not one aspect of my life that… Continue reading Severe Asthma Peer Support Group
Women with asthma
Did you know women are twice as likely to die from asthma than men are? Living with asthma is horrible. To keep it stable there are so many considerations you need to think about compared to someone without asthma. For me my mind is always racing and I am checking my surroundings to make sure… Continue reading Women with asthma
A New Vision for Lung Health
On Tuesday evening I attended one of my first face to face events since the COVID-19 pandemic started. I cannot begin to explain how good it was to be back at an in person event. A few months ago the rebranding of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership was unveiled. Along with new… Continue reading A New Vision for Lung Health
Experiencing the evolution of an asthma charity in the UK
Last month saw the rebranding of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership. It has been rebranded and is now Asthma + Lung UK. Evolution is sometimes scary and can be uncertain but there is often so many positive things that come from it, my perspective is that this has continually happened in the… Continue reading Experiencing the evolution of an asthma charity in the UK
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