Active todayCultivating Community: Introduce Yourself!Want to get to know others in the asthma community? Introduce yourself! What is your name? Age? When were you diagnosed with asthma? This is a safe place to connect...Reactions0reactionsComments49 repliesAwarenessFriends & FamilyCoping
I miss my life before asthma, how about you? I don't know what it is... but like... I miss my life before asthma. I'd been doing so well with managing it and coping and all of that, but the...Reactions0reactionsComments64 repliesCopingDiagnosis
FeaturedAsthma Comorbidities A comorbidity is a condition that occurs in addition to a primary illness. For some people, comorbidities make asthma more difficult to control. What comorbidities do you contend with in...Reactions0reactionsComments82 repliesComorbiditiesCoping
Riding the medical merry-go-roundI got a cold last spring (about six months ago) and haven't stopped coughing (at least intermittently) for more than a few weeks since then. In the summer, shortly after...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingFlare-UpsHealthcare Team
Managing my asthmaI find that taking a hay fever tablet every night helps. When I was first diagnosed with asthma I thought it was just a continuation of my spring hay fever...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Coping with pulled ribsThe last 8 weeks have been the worst since I started suffering from asthma 17 years ago. It started with a chest infection that dragged on and required 3 courses...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesCopingSymptomsMental Health
Have you ever discussed struggling with asthma with people who don't have it?Have you ever talked about struggling with your asthma with non asthmatic folks? Maybe you have, only to be met with answers like: "It's just the season." "This season is...Reactions0reactionsComments34 repliesCopingFriends & FamilyAwareness
MotivationWhat motivates you through the harder days with asthma? What motivates you on the good days?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
How do I get my family to understand my asthma? I'm a little frustrated right now. I've been having some issues with my asthma and I'm on the Prednisone taper, Zpack and nebulizer. My issues is my O2 is staying...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
Struggling with Asthma and COPDI am so used to doing things myself and I really don't have the money to pay people to help me. I work but have a hard time. I get...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping