Asthma - People Who Are Living With Asthma

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Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (0)

Meet Joe Goofus: The Asthmatic You Don't Want To Be (But Probably Are)

Joe Goofus means well, but he often neglects his asthma care plan and needlessly ends up in the emergency room for asthma. It's not that he is a bad person, he just likes to have fun. He always plans on taking care of his asthma, but something fun always seems to get in the way. Unlike Jake Gallant, here is what Joe Goofus might... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

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i'm 24 years,mother of one,born asthmatic ,first born with 3 sublings who are all asthmatics including my mother.3 years ago i was all diagnose hiv+. I live positevly and i would like that united nations should creat a policy to stop the manufacturing of tobacco, i would rally love to be in a team of scientist to discover a vaccine for this... Read more Chevron

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jo

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posted 09/30/2008, comments (2)

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i totally agree with your article. I grew up with very strict parents, so as a result, i do have asthma until now. Later, because i was too strict with my eldest son, he is now always suffering from asthma too.

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Sloane Miller

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Relaxing the Back (and Lungs) From the Inside Out

A few weeks back I had knee surgery. I wrote a post about my concerns having to do with adhesives that may be used during or after surgery as I have skin reactions with certain adhesives. Being clear with my doctors before the procedure was helpful: they didn't use any adhesives on or around my incisions, which was great. Annoyingly, I... Read more Chevron

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Mary McCord

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posted 09/18/2008, comments (0)

Wanting to mug someone with O2

When I had bronchitis and asthma I went into the hospital for 36 hours. With O2, antibiotics and RT, I was soon back to normal. I developed Asthma when I had whooping cough at the age of ten. No one knew it until I entered nursing at age 55! I am fairly under control now but do not take my breathing for granted very often.

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