an insight into my life with severe asthma, advocacy, awareness & research
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
As we approach the first anniversary/ birthday of Edinburgh Giants Inclusive Sports Club I think how much has changed for me but also very aware of how close I was to not going. Before my first taster session with Edinburgh Giants Wheelchair Rugby League I was sitting trying to convince myself to get in my… Continue reading 365 days of finding myself again
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.
This week is mental health awareness week. Mental health is still such a stigmatised topic often leaving people feeling weak, vulnerable and embarrassed, some even fear what might happen if they acknowledge that they may be struggling with their mental health. I hear so often that people with a physical health condition worry about opening… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness
The birthday of Florence Nightingale it is only natural that this is also international nurses day given she was the founder of modern nursing as we know it. When I left school I was the last person anyone would have thought would be a nurse. All I did was sport, all I talked about was… Continue reading International Nurses Day
Since my attack at the end of November/ December I have really struggled mentally and physically. The initial recovery was good, my lung function returned to my normal fairly quickly and my energy stores were up, I was able to get about and get on with my daily routine without much limitation. Reducing steroids was… Continue reading The uniform that saves me, is it drowning me at the same time?
The week past was Women in Sport Week. It is a great week to really shout about all the great things that women in sport are doing- the likes of Jessica Ennis Hill who has now announced her retirement from sport. You have Nicola Adams and her success at the Olympics. Women in Sport have… Continue reading Women in Sport Week
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