an insight into my life with severe asthma, advocacy, awareness & research
If you are on social media and follow some people in the asthma world you will see that this seems to be a big topic. You will also more than likely see this image: Ventolin Evohaler vs Ventolin Accuhaler The humble Ventolin Evohaler pMDI (pressurised metered dose inhaler) or puffer is taking a huge amount… Continue reading Going green with inhalers…..
World Delirium Day- 17th March 2021 Delirium is a serious disturbance in mental abilities that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment. Delirium is rarely spoken about. Many people can feel ashamed because of the delirium they experienced due to the memories they have. There is often the perception that if you are… Continue reading ‘Forgetting difficult hospital admissions but then being haunted by memories and not being able to put them together and make sense of them all’
It seems the entire country (I mean all 4 Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as Ireland) are waiting with baited breath as to when everyone will get vaccinated. Everyone will get the vaccine in time but we just need to be patient. We have managed this long we can manage a little… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine
Are we ever happy with how we look? As a species it seems we are always looking for ways to improve our bodies wether it is our weight, physique, hair you name it there is probably a method out there to help you try and achieve what you are looking for. Even if you think… Continue reading Medication vs Body Image
PIP or Personal Independent Payments is the UK's disability payment scheme for those who's life is affected by their chronic condition. I wrote a few years ago about the different stages of the PIP application process which can be found here: Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3. These posts were written back in 2017… Continue reading PIP Change in Circumstances
How did I end up with 6 other conditions plus just from one medication I take for severe asthma. The scary thing is I am not alone. This word cloud represents all the conditions a small selection of people have as a result of severe asthma. I asked a support group on social media as… Continue reading Did you know severe asthma is way more than only severe asthma??
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One thing I have become very aware of is how we adapt to recovery in different ways. This last hospital admission has really highlighted that to me as recovery has been far from straight forward and a totally new experience for me- even after getting my knee operated on was easier than this. Previously when… Continue reading Recovery- its not easy and so frustrating!!
Under a month ago I was writing about how I had been a year on mepolizumab. The drug that I thought was going to be my wonder drug and make my asthma easy to control or so I thought. You can read the post here. Part of me wonders did I know deep down that… Continue reading We need to stop Mepolizumab
Many on long term oral prednisolone will be familiar with the saying that it is the gift that keeps on giving. It is the one medication that gives those who are taking it life but also results in many secondary conditions resulting due to the side effects and the prolonged side effects. I have written… Continue reading The gift that keeps on giving!!
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