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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...

Finding a good doctor can be one of the most difficult tasks when dealing with a chronic condition like asthma. Asthmatics with particularly severe disease can have an even harder...

Have you ever had one of those appointments that completely slips your mind till it is just a matter of days away? It is almost time for me to prepare...

Recently, I was battling COVID. Yep, it finally got this germaphobe after 2½ years. I had a fever and could feel the heat radiating off my body. That made me...

Asthma is just one of many chronic illnesses that I deal with on a daily basis. I will not bore you with the complete list, but it is sufficiently long...

I have always had good luck with asthma doctors. As I live in a smaller town, specialists like allergists and pulmonologists are long drives away. So I have generally had...

You are the boss. So if your doctor is not meeting your needs, it may be time to move on. It may be time to fire your doctor and move...

When my middle son was in 2nd grade, we struggled to control his asthma. He had been hospitalized a few times over the years due to respiratory illnesses. We could...

I was sick in early December. The usual, it starts as a sudden tightness in my chest, and the next thing I know, each breath is exhausting; not to mention...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

Living in Southern Indiana, I am no stranger to weather changes. Earlier this spring, all in the course of a week we experienced severe thunderstorms, a frost advisory, and temperatures...

It is always a win when I have an interesting follow-up appointment. I have to admit that I was just not “feeling it” this time. I am not sure if...

Since being diagnosed with asthma in 1993, I have been asking for reasonable accommodations at work. Like so many others with asthma, most of my requests were turned down. Especially...

Did you know that you can break a rib from coughing too hard? I’m sure many of you do. I’m also sure that some of you have even experienced it!...

I often look back and wonder how differently life would be if my family didn’t have allergies and asthma. Our family of 5 all have environmental allergies, food allergies, and...

Have you ever laughed so hard you had an asthma attack? They say laughter is the best medicine, perhaps not if you are a person with asthma, then laughter may...

Identifying and reducing your asthma triggers are important steps to managing your asthma. Along with the right medication, trigger reduction can go a long way in managing your symptoms. Our...

Moan alert! I like to think that I know my body pretty well. Having had chronic asthma all my life I am well versed to spotting little changes in how...

For me, there are certain feelings I get after severe asthma attacks. My definition of a "severe" asthma attack is one that requires me to take systemic steroids, and usually...

I was teaching an asthma education session to a client the other day, and they asked if was okay to ask their doctor for a different inhaler. The question took...