Living

Living with asthma is no walk in the park. There is not a single day that asthma does not impact me in some way, shape, or form. As with everything...

I have had asthma for nearly 20 years now. I developed it in my late teens and it has progressively gotten worse over the years. As time has gone on...

Here’s my humble advice for any doctor who manages asthma patients. This is based on my own experiences over the years. It’s also based on the many conversations I have...

Every year when my kids were little, I would try to be the first one at Back to School Night so I could sign up to be a room parent...

A few years ago, I took a pretty hard fall. On the way down, I managed to sprain and break my ankle, jam my back, and shear a chunk off...

Have you ever sat down to send a communication to your healthcare team and were unsure how exactly to describe your asthma symptoms or what you were experiencing? I recently...

Working toward a BFA in dance, I had one of the worst experiences of my life. This eye-opening event reformed my view of the world, changing it altogether, and sent...

When it comes to viral respiratory infections, there’s no shortage of germs out there – from the common cold, to the flu, to RSV, to COVID-19. Over the years, our...

Going to the doctor’s office is always stressful for me. Here are five things I want my asthma doctors to understand about our visits and the things I would like...

People with asthma are probably familiar with the question, "What are your symptoms?" I usually retort off the general names: shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing, etc. Though these are...

Most people living with asthma today are able to obtain good asthma control. My definition of good asthma control is being able to do most of the things you enjoy...

COVID finally got me, and my lungs are not happy. I have been needing breathing treatments every 4 hours...around the clock. Ugh! That is in addition to needing my daily controller...

Living with asthma always feels like an adventure. I have to admit that I have felt out of practice with the bumps in the road. I love having had a...

I was recently having a conversation with a friend about what it means to be an “expert level compensator” when it comes to having a chronic disease. This is a...

Global temperatures seem to be on the rise. We are seeing more frequent and extreme weather, and that could be a concern for us all. As I am writing this...

Not long after the pandemic started, I got bored of the limited activities I had access to inside of my apartment. I needed something new to do that would engage...

When this site started I made a list of “Things Not To Say To An Asthmatic.” A few years later I updated this list “More Things Not To Say To...

I was annoyed when I opened my mailbox and had a letter from my state’s Driver’s License Division. I know what you may think – she’s a bad driver, and...

My asthma journey has been quite the adventure. Though I was not diagnosed until a little over five years ago, my lungs started taking a nosedive a few months into...

Like many people during the pandemic, I turned to Zoom for connecting with family, enjoying virtual knitting meetups, and starting a new meditation practice. My cousin, a yoga and mindfulness...