Have You Been Excluded From Activities Due to Your Asthma? When you are living with a chronic disease, it seems that everyone else is always trying to monitor your activities. If you...reactionscomments
Do I Really Need Preventative Asthma Medication?Sometimes I ask myself if the preventative asthma medication I use actually helps me avoid asthma flares. I recently had the chance...reactionscomments
Why is Animal Dander an Asthma Trigger?My partner and I recently went to visit my dad. The visit was brief, but unfortunately, my partner had to stay in...reactions8comments
Why Do I Mow The Grass?People often ask me how I think of stuff to write about, and a typical answer by me is, “I don’t know...reactions3comments
Impending Flare?It is no secret that this time of year is a big challenge for people with asthma; late September is dubbed asthma...reactions2comments
What? You Take Your Inhaler Every Day?!When I first heard a doctor wonder about taking an inhaler every day at the Association of Asthma Educator's conference, I had...reactions9comments
What's This About Hypoallergenic Dogs?If you saw my Why Having a Dog Would Be Good For My Asthma video, you’ll already know I love dogs. Big dogs...reactionscomments
An Asthma Chat with MumWhen I was a child my parents spent a lot of their time taking me to hospital appointments. They looked after me...reactions1comment
Asthma HappinessWhat does it take to make a person with asthma happy? For me, the answers are clear. Several times during a typical day...reactions16comments
Warning Signs Of An Asthma AttackAsthma attacks can be triggered by so many things: trees, grass, mold, smoke, animal dander—and that big trigger—stress. Because so many environmental...reactions18comments
VATS Biopsy ConsiderationsI was recently going through my patient journey journals. I try to keep pretty meticulous notes, ranging from medical information to symptom tracking...reactionscomments
Using A Nebulizer: Mouthpiece Or Mask?Last fall, we took a quick weekend trip to see grandma. My daughter had a cold but didn't seem too sick. She...reactions17comments
Update: Singulair And That Black Box WarningMontelukast (Singulair) was approved by the FDA in 1998, although I wasn’t prescribed it until March of 2008. At the time my doctor...reactions8comments
Unusual Asthma SymptomsIt’s often said that asthma is a heterogeneous disease. This means that asthma affects each of us in unique ways. A part...reactions44comments
Understanding the Role of the Allergic Cascade in Asthma AttacksI remember the first time I ever heard the term, "allergic cascade," was in the early 2000s. It came up while I...reactionscomments
Seeking Out of Country CareI have been getting another opinion on my asthma. Every once in a while I toy with “are we missing something," or...reactionscomments
The Asthma Support Checklist For Loved OnesDoes your family not quite understand your asthma? Is your asthma not taken seriously amongst your friends? Does your boyfriend or girlfriend...reactions4comments
Ten More Things Not To Say To Someone Living With AsthmaTwo years ago I wrote a post titled, “Things not to say to someone with asthma.” That post was well received by...reactions35comments
Studies On Weight And AsthmaWeight can be a touchy subject, but it can be an important thing to talk about, especially if you have a chronic...reactions2comments
My New Asthma Trigger – Bloating.A few months ago, I was prescribed a new medication to help manage a recently diagnosed chronic condition (like many of you...reactions8comments
