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 - Page 2

How to Talk to Children About Asthma
6 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

How to Talk to Children About Asthma

Why It’s Hard to Wear a Face Mask with Asthma
4 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

Why It’s Hard to Wear a Face Mask with Asthma

Combatting Asthma Stereotypes
7 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Combatting Asthma Stereotypes

20 Tips to Keep Sane with Social Distancing and Asthma
7 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

20 Tips to Keep Sane with Social Distancing and Asthma

The First Asthma Attack I Can Remember
4 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

The First Asthma Attack I Can Remember

Managing (and Ignoring) Triggers with Asthma and MS
4 mins
article
Robert Joyce

Managing (and Ignoring) Triggers with Asthma and MS

How to Exercise in Winter with Asthma
4 mins
article
Beki Tovey

How to Exercise in Winter with Asthma

8 Ways to Asthma-Proof the Home
5 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

8 Ways to Asthma-Proof the Home

Finding Community Outside of Your Health Condition
2 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

Finding Community Outside of Your Health Condition

Why You Need to Be Kind to Yourself After an Asthma Flare-Up
3 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

Why You Need to Be Kind to Yourself After an Asthma Flare-Up

How to Run a Race with Asthma
2 mins
article
Beki Tovey

How to Run a Race with Asthma

9 Ways to Prepare for Winter with Asthma
5 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

9 Ways to Prepare for Winter with Asthma

Summer, Asthma and Hay Fever: 5 Ways to Manage Your Allergies
2 mins
article
Beki Tovey

Summer, Asthma and Hay Fever: 5 Ways to Manage Your Allergies

Why You Should Take Self-Care Days With (or Without) Asthma
3 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

Why You Should Take Self-Care Days With (or Without) Asthma

Asthma and Work: Good Days and Bad Days
3 mins
article
Jamie Saunders

Asthma and Work: Good Days and Bad Days

Maintaining Work-Life Balance with Severe Asthma
3 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

Maintaining Work-Life Balance with Severe 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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