Take extra precautions to reduce risk from triggers – avoiding sprays, air fresheners, more frequent laundry, vacuuming, avoiding food allergy triggers. Strain on finances – hospital and GP appointments, time off work when your child is ill, extra insurance when you go on holiday. Planning and choices for the family – everyday events may need […]
Even those close to you may not appreciate how your COPD is affecting you physically, emotionally and socially. Everyone leads a busy life and sometimes family and friends don’t offer help because they don’t know you need it or they don’t know how to help. Talking about what help you need or what you are […]
The amount of time you spend face to face with individual health and social care professionals is very limited. A GP appointment lasts on average between 6 and 10 minutes. So when you do see a health and social care professional go prepared. This will make the most of your time with the healthcare professional. […]
When you have a long term condition you may need help from different people at different times. Your family, your healthcare team, your friends. The kind of help you need can influence who you speak to. To have more control over managing you condition you need to be able to explain to other people how […]
If you are still working your work mates are another possible source of help. Some may have similar experience of a long term condition but others may not understand what it is like for you when you are unwell. If you have asthma make sure you tell someone at work what to do if you […]
Even those close to you may not appreciate how your asthma is affecting you physically, emotionally and socially. Everyone leads a busy life and sometimes family and friends don’t offer help because they don’t know you need it or they don’t know how to help. Talking about what help you need or what you are […]
When you have a long term condition you will or may at times need help from various people. Your family, your healthcare team, your friends. The kind of help you may need can influence where or who you seek this help from. To self manage your asthma effectively you need to be able to explain […]
