Mapping The Road For Asthma Advocacy...This fall I have found a renewed energy for asthma advocacy. I guess I am a bit fired up from a month...reactionscomments
Tackling Asthma-Related Stress Head-on...Let’s be honest here: having asthma can be stressful. There’s that whole not being able to breathe right thing, which is stressful...reactionscomments
New Look, Same Great Community!...You might notice a few changes in the way things look when you visit Asthma.net. Never fear! You still have the same...reactionscomments
Speaking Canadian: Asthma Edition...On a semi-regular basis, I find myself explaining Canadianisms-words or things that are generally used in Canada or specific to Canada, or...reactionscomments
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria)...reactionscomments
Picking Yourself Up and Carrying On...There are many phrases I have heard that summarize life as a patient. Some of my favorites are "Being a patient is...reactionscomments
Asthma...When I was 44 years old, asthma hit me like a freight train, and I am still on the train. I have...reactions2comments
Asthma Classifications...Once you have received your asthma diagnosis you will then be given an asthma severity classification. There are different types of asthma...reactionscomments
Take The Mental Health Survey!...Managing symptoms of asthma is difficult enough, but emotional and mental challenges can also arise. Often, people aren’t just coping with one...reactionscomments
Treatment Goal: Adventures!...I sit here sipping iced tea after showering off a morning of digging in the garden. I will head out to bicycle...reactionscomments
Patients as Partners in Research - Part 2: Considering bias...One day in March, I sat in on a webinar from AllerGen NCE, described as the allergy, genes and environment network, based...reactionscomments
Parallels: In Good Company...Awhile back, a friend with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and I exchanged guest posts for one another’s blogs—in both posts, from our...reactionscomments
My Experience With Exercise Induced Bronchospasm...A story I’m proud to talk about is how I conquered exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB). As a kid, I was not able to...reactionscomments
Yes, I bicycled here...It's a simple enough, one pedal stroke after the next, left, right, left, right, left. I lean into the turn, feather the...reactionscomments
World Mental Health Day: Mental Health and Asthma...October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Living with asthma, or any other chronic disease, it’s important to know the impact of...reactionscomments
My three volume asthma journey...At a recent specialist appointment, the doctor remarked that my chart was on to its third volume... He was referencing to...reactionscomments
Living Positively (Part 2): Embracing Asthma...In my previous post, I wrote about the conversations I have had with my friend Jay relating to positivity and choice when...reactionscomments
What Happens During An Asthma Attack?...The goal of any asthma treatment program is to prevent and control asthma. Still, there may be times when your asthma gets...reactionscomments
It is a wrap!...In just a day, I will have completed my third investigational drug study (clinical trial) and my fourth total study. Some may...reactionscomments
