Can Someone PLEASE Just Put a Darn Dose Counter on ALL of My Inhalers?...At 12:10 am, I send the following text to Dia: "Omg I’ve had a cough/super mild shortness of breath for like...2.5 days...reactions2comments
Useless Facts About My Asthma...I was diagnosed in 1972. I was 2 years old. That’s a useless fact I suppose you could go without hearing. Still...reactions6comments
Chest Infections: No Good for My Asthma...As all asthma sufferers are likely aware, by having this respiratory condition our immune systems are often weaker than the average person's...reactionscomments
How Does It Really Feel?...People with asthma are probably familiar with the question, "What are your symptoms?" I usually retort off the general names: shortness of...reactions7comments
Afraid of Getting Sick...I really marvel at people who go about their lives, never worrying about getting sick. Our family has always had bad luck...reactions31comments
What I Wish My Doctors Knew About Asthma...Treating someone with an asthma diagnosis can be very convoluted, and even the best doctors do not always completely understand it, unless...reactions13comments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Ashlen Wilder...Ashlen was previously a health leader on Asthma.net. Ashlen is a journalism student who has also been involved in many aspects of...
My Favorite Asthma Memories...Mom said I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2. So, that makes this year a huge year in my...reactionscomments
My Love/Hate Relationship with Prednisone...To me, prednisone can be described in three words - wonderful yet wicked. Prednisone, or oral corticosteroids, is often prescribed for short...reactions8comments
Homeopathic Asthma Alternatives...I've had intermittent asthma throughout my adult life. At times it's been worse than others - seasonal allergies or change of weather...reactions3comments
5 Reasons Why People Don't Take Asthma Seriously...We recently asked the community what type of content they wanted to see more of on our Facebook page and website. There...reactions2comments
Undesirable Effects Of Nasal Steroids: The Nosebleed...Again last week I had another of my many restarts of nasal steroids and saline. If you’ve been following my posts on...reactions8comments
Steroids, Salt, and My Delectable Moon Face...One of the worst things about spending my whole life taking steroids is managing the side effects. It has been nothing short...reactions7comments
Asthma and Schools...Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. In an average classroom of 30 children, three are likely to...
Dia Sue-Wah-Sing...Dia Sue-Wah-Sing is a severe asthmatic, ePatient, advocate, and the current chair of the Asthma Society of Canada‘s National Asthma Patient Alliance...
Dexter Gajjar-Reid...Dexter was previously an advocate on Asthma.net. Dexter is an engineer from London in his mid-twenties. He has had asthma as long...
Amanda Workman...Amanda was previously an advocate on Asthma.net. Amanda Workman is a wife, step-mom, and a dog mom in South Texas. She finished...
Say What? "Patients Without a Proper Workup Do Not Have Asthma "...I recently attended an asthma conference and one of the speakers made this statement and it caught me a bit off guard...reactionscomments
COVID-19 Updates, April 7: Face Coverings, Testing, & Medications...It is common to feel overwhelmed about COVID-19: so much information changing day-to-day. Here are some of the important COVID-19 stories that...reactions1comment
