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Since my kids are all adults and they do not really need anything for Christmas, we decided to take a trip to make memories this year. I mean, they can only...

If I was in a position to spend six months in a warmer climate and then return to my home during the warmer seasons, I would book a plane ticket...

I was scrolling through some asthma topics recently and asthma action plans came up. An asthma action plan is just what it sounds like: instructions to follow when you are...

I have been living with asthma for over 30 years. During this time, I have learned most of what I need to know to manage it effectively. I have identified...

In the past, we have resided in a small city, where fireworks were well-controlled by public services. There would be the occasional rogue cracks of a mine or the sizzles...

In people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), inflammation causes damage to the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. This damage is the result of an...

I don't know about you, but I'm tired. It could be the whole college student thing or maybe living with chronic illnesses, but I could use some good, solid sleep...

My pulmonologist, aka The Good Doctor, and I came up with an asthma action plan many years ago. It’s fairly straightforward— if there’s an uptick in my symptoms and I...

“Every mile is two in winter”- George Herbert This morning the outside temperature here was negative 5 degrees Celcius. I woke up extremely wheezy. Not struggling to breathe or anything...

Where was the empathy? I left a recent appointment thinking about this very question. I was completely bewildered by this. I have had peaks and valleys of understanding with this...

Atopic march is the medical term used to describe the history and progression of allergic diseases throughout a person’s life. It is also called the allergic march. The atopic march...

In an earlier post, I talked about Asthma Happiness. I wrote about all the asthma-related things that make me happy. Here I would like to talk about asthma grumpiness or the...

People with asthma frequently live with other illnesses as well. These are called comorbidities. Doctors use the term comorbidity to describe a condition that occurs at the same time as...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune system condition that affects the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that sends food from the mouth down to the stomach. EoE happens...

Usually, when we are diagnosed with a chronic condition, the focus is on what we need to take out of our diet. This can include sugar, gluten, or wheat. Restricting...

Back in June, I wrote an article about chasing my baseline. I reported then that I was getting closer after months of setbacks. Well, once again, my body decided it...

If you have any kind of chronic illness, you know that your symptoms can turn on a dime. You can be fine one minute and on your way to the...

As the temperature drops each fall and winter, so do our chances of staying healthy. Unfortunately, this means that respiratory infections like RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are on the rise...

My daughter turned 26 this year and is no longer eligible to continue on my husband's health care plan. I have worried about this day since my kids were young...

I have long noticed that when my breathing is at its worst, it is always when I have eaten too much. Leaving aside the changing of the seasons and allergy...