Stories

I was 8 years old when the first reaction to an allergen triggered childhood asthma. To the Children's Hospital, I went. Back then, they used adrenaline from horses' adrenal glands;...

I have been asthmatic all of my life, going back to February 1948. I was born 6 weeks early, a preemie. I was 4 pounds, 7 ounces and 16 inches...

I knew something was wrong as a child. I had bronchitis more often than most. I was very sensitive to perfumes and smoke. My parents would smoke at the dinner...

Thank you for sharing your story about your asthma attack, so sorry you had to go through this! While I have a bingo card filled with the usual triggers, there...

Navigating the challenges of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) has been a transformative journey for me. From the initial shock of diagnosis to becoming an advocate for awareness and understanding, my...

Hello, everyone, it's Thyme. I hope you're doing well. I'm doing the best I can. I'm honestly going through a bit of a realization. I've probably been dealing with severe...

Well, I have recently been thinking a lot about the last 10 years since an asthma diagnosis was confirmed. So many mountains to climb, so much change to adapt to...

I have poorly controlled asthma, and have to take large quantities of prednisone every couple of months to cope with breathing. This makes it difficult to stay fit, or at...

I developed asthma in my sixties. I’m not sure when, because I think several bouts of bronchitis were actually cough variant asthma. The first one took me to an Urgent...

A few years before I developed asthma, I started getting multiple chemical sensitivity symptoms from fragrances (a lot of fun to have that start in high school, let me tell...

Christmas used to be my favorite holiday, and it still is to some extent. Christmas was my Dad’s favorite holiday, but after he passed away, the first Christmas was rough...

My second month on the Imatinib has been encouraging to say the least. Even though it isn't stopping attacks from happening, the Dupixent certainly isn't the commercial (helps prevent asthma...

I was adopted at about 15 months of age in the late 40s. My mother told me that the doctors shared with her and my dad that I had tuberculosis...

Hello. Having read other stories and experiences in the USA, I feel so blessed that I live in the UK. I hope you don't mind me sharing my story with...

At 20 I caught a virus which left me with a cough. My asthma was bad so I continued with my medications. I started to develop fevers and extreme fatigue...

I am 74. I have had asthma since I was 65. It took several years to have this type of asthma identified and treated. This means that those first few...

The following story submission is in response to John Bottrell's article, "Does Asthma Increase Your Sense of Smell?" If you walk into a building and don't smell your triggers I...

I'm new to this site. Hopefully I can receive some answers and maybe help another if possible. I'm almost 60 years old. I've had asthma and allergies since birth. Toradol...

Skip to the bottom if you strictly want to read about asthma. I have had a lot of health issues requiring off-the-book treatments. In 2007, I realised that I would...

In honor of Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, I would like to share my personal journey with asthma for 22 years. I was diagnosed when I was 10 years old...