Today I met Ron and Linda MacDonald, the parents of Lydia MacDonald who tragically died from an asthma attack in June this year. I remember reading about this in the newspapers as Lydia's wee boy was left in her flat for a few days after she died. At the time of reading I thought 'not… Continue reading #aworldthatcanbreathe
Tag: research
What is PPI?
In my blog I have spoken a lot about PPI or Patient and Public Involvement but what does it mean? When hearing the term PPI (apologies for the big assumption) most people will automatically think “payment protection insurance". I must admit I first thought this when I first heard the term PPI. You hear and… Continue reading What is PPI?
AUKCAR PPI update
I still pinch myself as I can't believe I am involved in such a fantastic research centre. AUKCAR is a unique virtual centre incorporating 13 institutes which all have teams of dedicated researchers wanting to make the lives of people with asthma better by addressing three key areas: encourage good asthma control, maximise treatment benefits,… Continue reading AUKCAR PPI update
A big thank you from myself and Karen
Myself and Karen (Captain at Craigmillar Park Golf Club) want to thank all those who participated, volunteered, donated prizes, and helped make the day such a great success. A huge amount of money was raised and it was way above our target but the money everyone donated and help raise will go towards ground breaking… Continue reading A big thank you from myself and Karen
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Craigmillar Park Charity Golf Day 14th August
On Friday Craigmillar Park Golf Club hosted a charity golf day to raise money for Asthma UK. Golf club Captain Karen wanted to host a charity day and the fact that she chose Asthma UK was brilliant. She had said she never knew how bad asthma could be until she met me. I still can't… Continue reading Craigmillar Park Charity Golf Day 14th August
There are some amazing people out there!!
This end of this week is a really special day. Not only is it my Dad's birthday but it is also the Craigmillar Park Charity Golf Day to raise money for Asthma UK. I never imagined the amount of money it would raise but have been bowled over today when I learnt that over £6500… Continue reading There are some amazing people out there!!
“Asthma charity may quit Scotland in London office switch”
I hummed and hawed about this post and how to write it and what to write. I don't think I have ever started and restarted a blog post so many times trying to find the right was to express my thoughts. "Asthma charity may quit Scotland in London office switch". That was the heading of… Continue reading “Asthma charity may quit Scotland in London office switch”
Educating the next generation of researchers!
Last week has been really busy but really busy in a good way!!! I had a day which was a bit of an AUKCAR day- starting with a PPI teleconference, moving to discussions about the Children and Young Person's Group before finishing with a Webinar for the PhD students. A busy day but lots accomplished!… Continue reading Educating the next generation of researchers!
World Asthma Day 2015
Tomorrow is World Asthma Day aka WAD! This time last year I didnt think too much about it and never even thought I would be where I am today. I was focused on my Step Dad's 60th birthday which happened to fall on WAD. I have never really done much for WAD. However last year… Continue reading World Asthma Day 2015
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