"When going out for a walk can be a bit of a gamble" I was asked a while back to write an opinion piece for the climate issue of the British Medical Journal. I decided to focus on my experience of living with severe asthma and the impact that air pollution can have on it.… Continue reading Air Pollution and Asthma
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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
Confidence in your own voice
Surprisingly I never used to be vocal. 5 years ago I used to much rather sit in a room, listen and not participate. I felt like I had no right to contribute to the conversation because who was I. I was just a patient, a person who lived with a chronic health condition, but I… Continue reading Confidence in your own voice
ICUsteps Webinar- Being a Younger Person in Intensive Care
Watch the webinar I took part in for ICUsteps. I spoke about my experience of being a young person in ICU.