“Will you help Asthma + Lung UK reach more people just like me?”

Our supporter, Elina, was diagnosed with COPD at only 26 years old. Here she tells us why she's sharing her story this Christmas.

At 26, I was diagnosed with COPD, a very rare diagnosis for someone my age – and one that made me feel so alone.

When you're managing a lung condition, every day can bring new challenges – and the support Asthma + Lung UK provides to people like me is an absolute lifeline.

Asthma + Lung UK want to be there to support everyone living with a lung condition – this winter, and all year round. But they can't do it without your help. 

Please, will you consider donating this Christmas?

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Your generosity today has incredible potential.

Your gift could help Asthma + Lung UK be there for the millions living with a lung condition in the here and now. That could be over the phone via their Helpline or at one of their many support groups across the UK. 

No one should have to face a lung condition alone – and you can make sure that millions of people just like me have somewhere to turn if they need support.

Your kindness could help shape the future of lung health, too. A gift to Asthma + Lung UK will help fund groundbreaking research – research that could transform how lung conditions are diagnosed and treated, today and in the future. 

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Professor Naiya Petousi, Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford

A donation to Asthma + Lung UK is an investment in the future of lung health
 

Each supporter-funded breakthrough brings Asthma + Lung UK a step closer towards their goal – a world where everyone can breathe easy.

If you choose to give to Asthma + Lung UK this Christmas, you’ll be helping to offer vital support and a sense of real hope for the future for people living with a lung condition. That really would be amazing.

Thank you.

Will you donate?

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