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Lesley's story
Diagnosed in her teens, Lesley lived a relatively normal life with asthma until her husband Paul died in 2020. Just two days after his funeral, she was hospitalised with pneumonia and has since been admitted eight more times. Once a regular at the gym, she now struggles to climb the stairs or play with her grandchildren and finds the mental toll as hard as the physical.
“I’m terrified that one day I won’t be able to breathe,” she says.
Thankfully, Lesley has found vital support through our Adviceline: “To know someone is there for you is amazing. I can tell my asthma nurse things I wouldn’t trouble my consultant with – no question is too small. She understands exactly what I’m going through. She reminds me to be kind to myself. It’s such a comfort.”
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