Recurrence...Experienced asthma as a child (mother severely affected) Sporadic incidences over 78 years. Back with a vengeance after retiring and moving to...reactionscomments
Prednisone for other reason...I'm being tested and treated as if I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have been on a 7 day tapering off dose twice...reactions1comment
Wheezing. A funny thing to be grateful for...Hi all, I am 56 yo woman with asthma which was adult onset when I was about 30. When I am having...reactions2comments
Polio+ pneumonia = severe asthma...I had polio in 1963...it effected my breathing. I then had pneumonia twice during elementary school so by 12 my lungs had...reactions2comments
Diagnosed at 42!...I coughed for years, especially after exercise, and spent several weeks coughing while taking codeine cough medicine... before I switched doctors and...reactions2comments
The (Second) Easiest Flu Shot Ever...Since I was diagnosed with asthma in 2008, I’ve gotten a flu shot every year as recommended. My first flu shot season...reactionscomments
How Asthma Made Me Closer To God...People who know me on a personal level know that I have asthma. As a kid, I probably spent more time in...reactions5comments
Playing Hard with Asthma: How Kids Feel About Exercise with Asthma...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...reactionscomments
Stories of a "Gym Major" with asthma (Part 1)...This (early!) morning, I’m writing from the Starbucks at the university. I’ve been out of school for two years now (and I’ve...reactionscomments
It's Not About Asthma...He wraps his recently-three-year-old fingers around the blue tag of my medical ID bracelet. Plays with my bracelet chain for a moment...reactionscomments
Learning En-Masse: Pre-Life Cycle of Asthma Sessions...Not long after booking my flight to Toronto for the Life Cycle of Asthma Conference hosted by Asthma Canada (disclosure below), I...reactionscomments
You’re Too Complicated...A lot of times we look to our healthcare professionals to provide us with valuable information about our health, especially in terms...reactionscomments
New Year, New Yoga practice...One facet of my 2018 self improvement goals started with a yoga journey. Every day in January I have spent some time...reactionscomments
What’s Your Word For 2018?...For me personally the phrase “New Years Resolution” is an immediate turn off. It scares the dickens out of me. It makes...reactionscomments
Asthma and Pregnancy...My asthma is severe. It started out mild when I was a child and progressed into the severe category when I was...reactionscomments
Asthma and Infertility...I was buzzing through the latest headlines on asthma, one caught my eye: "Asthma Linked To Infertility In Women Who Only Take...reactionscomments
Speaking with Actual Humans...I take stock of my medicines splayed out across the counter, inside a bag, atop a basket containing more medications. For once...reactionscomments
Patient Role in Research Design...I was recently asked about what role did I think that patients played in research design. I realize that I tend to...reactionscomments
Mindfulness and Asthma: Meditate?! Seriously?...I think, unless we just about grow up exposed to meditation, our brains are almost pre-programmed to meet the word “meditate” with...reactions2comments
Warming up to Winter: Challenges of Cold Air...Winter officially made its first “real” appearance of the year where I live (enough for me to pull my boots out of...reactionscomments
