Living

Navigating life with asthma can be overwhelming. You may be looking to connect with real people who also live with asthma, but maybe you don't know where to find them!...

Asthma has led my life in a unique direction. It is what led me to my profession as a respiratory therapist. It also led me to the job of writing...

Asthma has a lot of strange asthma triggers, and one of those can be strong emotions. One strong emotion can be stress, and I experienced a VERY stressful situation yesterday...

For several years, the forums section of Asthma.net has been a place to read conversations, start discussions, and connect with others about life with asthma. These forums also have been...

The goal of any asthma treatment regimen is the same: to help you obtain and maintain good asthma control. So, what is good asthma control? And, is your asthma controlled?...

I recently had the opportunity to join a support group for people with severe asthma. The group is based out of the UK, but they were gracious enough to let...

Since 1980, I have been using rescue inhalers. I have taken billions of puffs. It is not a brag, just a lung-induced expertise that comes with the territory. I have...

Most of us with asthma have a pretty definite preference for the type of inhaler device we use. I often find it disappointing that new medicines are not formulated in...

Sometimes, I feel very unreliable. I often do not commit to plans because I am afraid I will have to cancel at the last minute due to an asthma attack...

The one tool I feel is very important for me to keep ahead of my asthma is my peak flow. If I am honest, I have now learned to predict...

Living with chronic illness is hard. Things such as daily maintenance, physical limitations, and frequent appointments can get in the way of living a normal life, especially as a young...

I recently posted a prompt in an asthma discussion group that I moderate about books with characters that have asthma. Forgetting I had written an article about this in 2016...

Buckle up and have inhalers at the ready – it's time to dive into the delightfully unusual world of asthma! We're about to unravel the odd truths that make life...

My college-aged daughter has been having a tough time with her asthma this year. Her asthma specialist ran a series of tests to see what was going on with her...

Growing up, I always wanted to be just like my older sister. She was thinner than me, more athletic than me, and hung out with the popular kids. But no...

A few years ago, the mom of a young woman I had provided respite care for off and on texted me with some questions about asthma. Her daughter was having...

I have struggled with asthma since I was in high school, but for the last decade or so, my asthma has become very severe and hard to manage. It seems...

As a seasoned asthmatic, there are moments when tough decisions become inevitable. It is a contemplation that goes something like this: "Should I or shouldn't I?" So, there is this...

Twenty-four years ago, our lives changed forever when my then 5-year-old was hospitalized for “breathing problems.” The respiratory therapist in the pediatrics wing THEN told me my son had asthma...

For months, I have looked at my rescue inhalers...and their expiration dates...and kept using them anyways. Months might be an understatement. Years. In fact, I have repeatedly looked at old...