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People like you, talking about their experience with chronic respiratory conditions.

Life Effects Respiratory: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage asthma, COPD, or cystic fibrosis (CF). Each story gives a first-person account of living with a chronic respiratory condition, from diagnosis to coping with daily symptoms.

83 Respiratory Patient Stories - Page 4

Managing Asthma Through Lifestyle Changes — Without Losing Your Lifestyle
4 mins
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Michelle Rivas

Managing Asthma Through Lifestyle Changes — Without Losing Your Lifestyle

4 Winter Asthma Triggers and How to Avoid Them
3 mins
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Kerri Mackay

4 Winter Asthma Triggers and How to Avoid Them

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

Will My Kids Have Asthma? How I Manage the Uncertainty

How Losing Weight Improved My Asthma Symptoms
3 mins
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Michelle Rivas

How Losing Weight Improved My Asthma Symptoms

8 Tips for Talking About Asthma with Others
4 mins
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Michelle Rivas

8 Tips for Talking About Asthma with Others

Learning to Accept the “New Normal” with Adult Asthma
4 mins
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Michelle Rivas

Learning to Accept the “New Normal” with Adult Asthma

My First Marathon with Asthma
5 mins
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Michelle Rivas

My First Marathon with Asthma

Why I Won't Hide My Asthma
5 mins
article
Kamilah Howard

Why I Won't Hide My Asthma

Getting Ready for Cold and Flu Season with Asthma: 4 Steps to Take Now
3 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

Getting Ready for Cold and Flu Season with Asthma: 4 Steps to Take Now

Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep with Asthma
4 mins
article
Kamilah Howard

Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep with Asthma

4 Things People with Asthma are Tired of Hearing
2 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

4 Things People with Asthma are Tired of Hearing

8 Asthma Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
2 mins
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Kerri Mackay

8 Asthma Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

Should You Keep an Asthma Diary?
3 mins
article
Kerri Mackay

Should You Keep an Asthma Diary?

Can What You Eat Affect Your Asthma?
4 mins
article
Kamilah Howard

Can What You Eat Affect Your Asthma?

The Emotional Toll of Asthma
3 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

The Emotional Toll of Asthma

My First Asthma Attack
3 mins
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Michelle Rivas

My First Asthma Attack

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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