Olympic Medals? Athletes With Asthma Are Among The Top RecipientsFurther reason to not let asthma sideline you from goals to reach the peak of performance in your sport, or to keep anybody from participating in sport or physical activity—competitively... By Kerri MacKay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What Does an Asthma Attack Feel Like?I have been asked this more times than I can count by both non asthmatics as well as fellow asthmatics. I found myself giving the same answer over and over... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments89 comments
What’s The Difference Between The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and Asthma Control Test (ACT)?When you visit your doctor, they will likely administer a quick test to gauge how well controlled your asthma is. You may have this presented to you as a form... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Playing Hard with Asthma: How Kids Feel About Exercise with AsthmaI used to walk into work at a school-aged daycare in the morning--the kids would run at me, "Miss Kerri!" They'd exclaim before I could even get my jacket or... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
6 Home Renovation Tips For AsthmaticsHaving a disease like asthma means recognizing asthma triggers, or potential asthma triggers, in your home and learning how to control them. This is something my wife and I have... By John Bottrell, RRT7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Asthma & Back to School NightIt's that time of year again, time for Back to School Night to meet my daughter's teachers. Most of the teachers there already know us since this is our last... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Bruise Easy? Your Inhaled Steroid Might Be To BlameI am not particularly graceful, but I'm not also particularly clumsy. (Okay maybe I am, but rarely to the point that I trip and actually fall often, or that I've... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Living Positively (Part 2): Embracing AsthmaIn my previous post, I wrote about the conversations I have had with my friend Jay relating to positivity and choice when living with chronic disease, consider checking that out... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
6 Signs of Severe Asthma in Infants and Small ChildrenA problem with infants and small children is they can’t speak for themselves. They feel asthma symptoms, but they can’t tell you how they feel. This is where it comes... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Music (Therapy.)While there are certain songs that I find have resonance to my life with asthma, when I was writing earlier about living positively with asthma and tackling some of the... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Extrinsic vs Intrinsic AsthmaIn 1918, asthma was considered a symptom of allergies, and the treatment was allergy shots. Dr. Francis Rackemann, however, observed most of his asthma patients did not have allergies, and... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Annoying: My Asthma AdjectiveMy asthma is annoying. I feel lucky that I can write my asthma down in the same column as standing in line at the DMV or having to wait for... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I've Got Allergic Asthma - Now What?!?!Maybe the itches and wheezes are new or maybe you join me in getting a new label for old symptoms. Hopefully your diagnosis comes from a wonderful allergist who will... By Kat Tynan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Cleaning HouseLet's face it: Cleaning house isn't fun. At least not for the majority of people. It would be so nice to be able to wave a magic wand or snap... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Links Between Asthma and HeadacheYou may not think of asthma and headaches as being related, but apparently, they are. Actually, as with any modern study, many of us older asthmatics observed the link long... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
There Is Always That One Trigger...Over the last couple of weeks, I have been dealing with lots of triggers. I am generally excellent at minimizing exposure to triggers but, sometimes you just have to make the... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Changing Weather and AsthmaIf you're like me, weather can be a pretty gnarly trigger for my asthma. I joke with my friends and family that my lungs are a barometer and can tell... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Here’s How Asthma Has Benefitted MeI was recently asked to describe my asthma in one word, and the first word to come into my mind was, “beneficial.” I know this shocks most, if not all... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Self-Advocacy: Skills for KidsWhen I worked in a school-aged daycare centre, I regularly cared for kids with asthma. Though their asthma was rarely on the front of their minds, fortunately, I saw these... By Kerri MacKay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Three Cheers For CaregiversA couple of weeks ago, I had an encounter an interesting situation in the in the Diagnostic Imagining waiting room. There was an older couple waiting for their name to... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments