Michelle Rivas

Opening Up to Your Partner About Asthma and Intimacy

Asthma can be a worry during romantically intimate moments.

People like you, talking about their experience with asthma.

Living with Asthma: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage asthma. Each story gives a first-person account of living with asthma, with tips for keeping active to identifying and avoiding triggers. 

49 Asthma Patient Stories

Will My Kids Have Asthma? How I Manage the Uncertainty
3 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

Will My Kids Have Asthma? How I Manage the Uncertainty

How to Move House the Asthma-Friendly Way
4 mins
article
Beki Tovey

How to Move House the Asthma-Friendly Way

Safely Exercising with Asthma during Pregnancy
5 mins
article
Beki Tovey

Safely Exercising with Asthma during Pregnancy

3 Things Mindfulness Changed about Living with Asthma
4 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

3 Things Mindfulness Changed about Living with Asthma

Why Does My Asthma Get Worse When I Sleep?
5 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Why Does My Asthma Get Worse When I Sleep?

How to Move on From a Very Serious Asthma Attack
3 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

How to Move on From a Very Serious Asthma Attack

Getting Active With Asthma
3 mins 3 secs
video
Beki Tovey

Getting Active With Asthma

3 Ways to Manage Asthma Symptoms Outdoors
1 min
video
Cróna Tansey

3 Ways to Manage Asthma Symptoms Outdoors

Why Asthma Has More Links to Emotion than You Think
4 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Why Asthma Has More Links to Emotion than You Think

Finances, Fumes, and Frost: 3 Ways Asthma Affects My Life
6 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Finances, Fumes, and Frost: 3 Ways Asthma Affects My Life

5 Mid-Year Goals for a Happier Life with Asthma
7 mins
article
Beki Tovey

5 Mid-Year Goals for a Happier Life with Asthma

When Asthma and Wanderlust Go Head to Head
5 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

When Asthma and Wanderlust Go Head to Head

Holidays with Chronic Illness: Planning Makes Perfect
6 mins
article
Robert Joyce

Holidays with Chronic Illness: Planning Makes Perfect

You Can Still Be a Social Butterfly with Asthma
9 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

You Can Still Be a Social Butterfly with Asthma

World Asthma Day and Let’s Talk Respiratory
3 mins
article

World Asthma Day and Let’s Talk Respiratory

4 Must-Know Tips for Returning to Work with Asthma
4 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

4 Must-Know Tips for Returning to Work with Asthma

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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