Living

As this community and our sister communities grow, one universal truth is clear: people are more than just their diagnoses. As 2019 comes to a close and a new year...

Unlike VOCs and PM2.5 which I was only 99% clueless about, I can provide little pre-knowledge on the subject of particulate matter 10. In other words, I was 100% clueless...

I was at a recent follow-up appointment trying to find relief for an especially challenging cough. A medical professional recently asked me to describe my cough as part of a...

Earlier today, Dia was telling me about her office Secret Santa. I don’t currently have a physical office to go to (after all, my current coworkers are two provinces away!)...

I have been thinking a lot about my respiratory care and I could not help but think back to my first respiratory referral to a pulmonologist. While it was not...

So you can’t breathe. You’re miserable. You’re panicky. You’re sitting on the edge of the bed all frogged up after an asthma attack. A nurse puts a hep lock into...

Have you been to a yoga class before? If so, you know that there is a heavy emphasis on the breath. You’ll probably hear phrases like “move with your breath”...

There are many things that can trigger asthma. We all have different things that send us into an immediate flare-up. Just like asthma is not a one size fits all...

I was on a call with a group of nurses, and we were talking about the details of a new Stock Inhaler Law our state recently passed. Some of you...

Premedicating is a topic I thought I’d written a lot about. It actually turns out it is a topic I’ve written a lot around. I’ve written about premedicating for exercise and...

Oh hey, winter. I did not miss you. It is only December. This either means Winnipeg will have a very long winter (given it began snowing here in October), or...

As asthmatics, we know that we experience asthma in our own unique way. We each have different triggers, symptoms, and even medications. There are also differences between medications but one...

Some asthmatics do not present with typical asthma symptoms. This is something we realize in this community. But what do researchers have to say about this topic? Have they studied...

Depression is a sensitive subject that often feels taboo for those who need to talk about it most. The irony is, that it's more common than we would like to...

I feel like “volatile organic compound” could be a good band name. That’s about all I know about them—I’m aware they’re more commonly known as VOCs (not as cool for...

This week, my friend had a not so great experience at the ER with her disabled daughter. Even though my friend is a hospital employee and knows how things work...

I like working out. I ride the bike, treadmill, and lift some weights. I have a nice program that I do. I know I’m not the lone asthmatic to do...

As an asthma educator, I have people ask me if they can have a cat if they have asthma. Well, it's not up to me to tell people what to...

For my birthday this year, I wanted to go camping to really enjoy the changing colors of the leaves. Still being relatively new (two years) living in the Midwest where...

Back in January, I wrote part one of this now apparently a series, May Experience: Random Warning Stickers. Well, we are back my friends, because perhaps I have a winner...