Breathinstephen
Blog URL http://breathinstephen.com
Located Crockett, California USA
Tags asthma, severe asthma, lung disease, COPD, Shortness of breath, Marathon walking, Racewalking, Fitness walking, Inspiration
Personal diary about the tribulations and triumphs of a severely asthmatic marathon walker and wannabe racewalker.
Latest Blog Posts
- Off to the Burgh for the SARP on Nov 17, 2009 in Asthma Medical Tests asthma research travel guiney pig lab rat Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Sally Wenzel SARP severe asthma severe asthma research program University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburghs Asthma Institute
I’m a lab rat…. and proud of it ! The field of Asthma Research desperately needs human test subjects for a variety of invasive and non-invasive clinical studies. If you’re an asthmatic, or if asthma effects your life in someway, y...
- Darn Dyspnea Dilemma ( Part 1) on Nov 14, 2009 in Air-trapping Asthma Asthma Symptoms COPD Exacerbations Shortness of Breath breathlessness dyspnea lung hyperinflation obstructive lung disease opiates for dyspnea palliative care pulmonary rehab severe asthma Symptom management treatment for breathlessness
……………….Try saying that 5 times really fast. Before reading this post, you might find it useful to read the first two of paragraphs in the “Rick over at the Respiratory Therapy Cave, does a great job of explai...
- Introducing Medpedia on Nov 13, 2009 in Asthma COPD Misc Other Lung diseases Other medical problems health and information encyclopedia medpedia medpedia.com online healthcare communities
Medpedia, the worlds largest health and information encyclopedia project. Well, I’m excited to announce that they’ve just expanded their platform by including a “News and Analysis”, a Q&A section and an “Alerts̶...
- Cracking the stems off of Primatine mist bottles. on Nov 10, 2009 in Asthma Misc abusive stepfather asthma flare ups asthma horror stories asthma inhalers asthma when I was a child. childhood asthma pimatine mist
I don’t usually write about my childhood, because frankly, its too painful and because most of it is so outrageous, that a lot of people wouldn’t believe it anyway. But just for kicks, I thought Id share one of my favorite stories. To pre...
- I guess lightening DOES strike twice on Nov 9, 2009 in Boston Marathon Marathon Walking Marathons
It’s official, I’m going to Boston…AGAIN! And this time around, I have a sponsor! (details to follow)...
- Closing the loop on Asthma–Sally Wenzel on Nov 6, 2009 in Asthma Inspiration asthma research Sally Wenzel SARP severe asthma severe asthma research University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburghs Asthma Institute
Found this interesting and informative article about Dr Sally Wenzel, and why she decided to get involved in severe asthma research. It gets a little technical in the middle , but well worth the read. The more I hear about this amazing women and all...
- The nights are the worse. on Nov 5, 2009 in Air-trapping Asthma Asthma Symptoms Exacerbations Exercise Peak Flows Shortness of Breath Wheeze asthma suffering asthma symptoms ativan for dyspnea breathlessness diurnal asthma diurnal variability dyspnea peak flow variability
Ever notice the time stamp on many of my blog entries? I usually compose and publish them in the early morning hours…sometimes way before dawn. You know why? Because I’m usually awake at 3 or 4 in the morning. And why am I up that earl...
