Katy, Asthma + Lung UK supporter

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I had to fight for answers to my breathlessness

Katy, 68, lives with COPD and asthma. It took her several years after becoming increasingly breathless to finally get a diagnosis. Here she tells her story of fighting to get a diagnosis.
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Fighting for breath: Katy’s story

Katy noticed her COPD symptoms three years ago. She’s been shocked by the lack of information offered to people needing a diagnosis. Here, she tells her story.
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My battle for a COPD diagnosis – and what helped change my life

Speaking on World COPD Day, Katy Brown, 65, from Bristol, reveals how she struggled to get a COPD diagnosis during the pandemic, the challenges she faced and what has helped her through.