Your stories

People like you, talking about their experiences of lung health.

Finding out the story of someone who has faced the same challenges as you could be comforting, moving or inspiring.

Breathlessness workshop

Living better with breathlessness

Researchers Ann and Miriam want everyone to know that it is possible to live well with chronic breathlessness.

As a younger person with COPD I feel like an outsider

Tracy put her breathlessness down to post-baby weight and tiredness. She then found she had COPD and asthma.
Kellie running the Brighton marathon

My dad’s battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Kellie’s shares the story of her dad, and how she's determined to never stop running for him and those with lung conditions.
Lorri and her grandsons

With my diagnosis, I can make changes to my lifestyle

Lorri wants everyone to be an advocate for their own health to get a diagnosis as early as they can.
Rachel and her dad on her wedding day

I’m doing the three-peaks challenge in memory of my dad

Rachel’s dad passed away unexpectedly following complications from COPD. She's taking on the three-peaks challenge in memory of her dad.
Esther Nagle

Learning to breathe transformed my life

Taking up yoga and learning how to breathe transformed Esther's life.
people looking at scan on screen

What is happening with the NHS long-term plan?

Sarah from our policy explains why we’ll be really involved in delivering the plan.
Joan using an MDI inhaler

Which inhalers are kindest to the environment?

Nick Hopkinson, our medical director, explains what inhaler users can do to help the environment.
Georgina's mum

I lost my mum to asthma

Georgina’s mum passed away in 2017 after an asthma attack. She wants other people to avoid losing their loved ones like this.

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