Living

Many times as a child with high-risk asthma I suffered too long before seeking help. Even as an adult I am guilty of this from time to time, although I’m...

“When’d you get that cough?” My grandma asked as I recounted in a blog post six years ago. My mom replied, “Oh, about two years ago." It doesn’t really matter...

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is a very rare subgroup of asthma where asthma symptoms are coupled with a sensitivity to a fungus called aspergillus. Here is all you need to...

Chest pain, or chest pressure, is a common symptom felt prior to, during, and after asthma attacks. So why do asthmatics experience such chest discomfort, what does it mean, and...

Further 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...

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...

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...

I 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...

Having 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...

It'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...

I 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...

In 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...

A 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...

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...

In 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...

My 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...

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...

Let'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...

You 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...

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...