an insight into my life with severe asthma, advocacy, awareness & research
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
The short answer is NO and there needs to be a big changes for that to happen. I have actually written this blog post twice. The first incarnation was me getting my feelings off my chest but I decided not to post it as it would not be helpful to anyone. Instead I have decided… Continue reading Are patient co-authors an equal part in the research team?
The world is full of negativity just now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is naturally a scary time with uncertainty about what the future holds. We don't have the ability to plan going forward as no one knows when the restrictions we have in place will be lifted. Normally around this time of year… Continue reading Let’s Get Positive!!
2020 has been a really challenging year for everyone. After the initial worry of COVID-19 was over I then started to think about what I would do while we waited for the pandemic to be over. The government advised those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable to shield and protect ourselves from the virus. Shielding meant… Continue reading Doing PPI Virtually
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
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
Made my TV debut!! Last week I was asked by the British Lung Foundation if I would be willing to be interviewed for Reporting Scotland. The interview all hinged on Nicola Sturgeon announcing changes to shielding on the Thursday (23rd July 2020). If things went Pete Tong in Scotland she would not be making any… Continue reading Reporting Scotland: Shielding Changes
In my last blog post I mentioned how I met some other people with severe asthma at a BLF-AUK event where we had a conversation about asthma and severe asthma. It may have the same mechanisms in that it is a condition where the airways become inflamed and irritated causing difficulty breathing but here ends… Continue reading Is severe asthma different to asthma?
Back on 10th December the news hit the headlines that Asthma UK are to merge with the British Lung Foundation (BLF). It was met online with mixed reviews particularly by fellow asthmatics. I think there was a concern that asthma as a condition might get lost because the BLF covers such a wide range of… Continue reading The Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership
With the new year fast approaching I like to reflect back on how the year has been and what I have achieved. Last years post can be found here . My thought for 2019 was: 2019 is going to be a great year, a year to focus on achieving the best health I can and enjoy… Continue reading 2019 the good, the bad & the ugly
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