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Stepping up to the challenge: Climbing 10 towers for lung health

… an incredible £15,400 for us. This money will be used to support our work fighting for the nation’s lung health. We … your own fundraising event – big or small – we’d love to support you. We can help you with ideas or tell us your own! … it. Find out more about doing your own fundraising to support Asthma + Lung UK. Your own fundraising Whether you're …

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After Dad died, fundraising gave me a sense of purpose

… for Asthma + Lung UK and the paramedics at Essex & Herts Air Ambulance who quickly arrived after Dad’s fall. Taking on … doing a skydive they said that I was brave. I felt brave like Dad was The morning after Dad died I woke up feeling brave like he was, not sadness. Time is so limited and life is so …

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He would have thought I was bonkers: running in memory of my uncle Keith

… He would have thought I was bonkers: running in memory of my uncle … that was there for me and he is missed terribly. He would have thought I was bonkers running a 10k, but he would have been proud I’m sure. He was a Burnley FC fan, and for …

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He thought when he got home he’d be fine, but that didn’t happen that day

… Accident and Emergency numerous times, using a nebuliser to help stabilise his breathing. As a teenager, Grant played … when you are an adult, not just as a child. I want to raise awareness of the importance of making sure that you … As an adult, Grant was sometimes complacent when it came to taking his steroid inhaler every day as prescribed and …

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If I can help prevent just one asthma attack I’ll be happy

… is to have support I’ve always been lucky to have support from my GP so I feel like my asthma is well controlled. I … over 8 years since I last did a charity cycle, which was from Vietnam to Cambodia. The London to Paris was even more … on my Instagram to take people along my journey with me, from getting the sleeper train down from Aberdeen, cycling …

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The Tobacco and Vapes Bill - what does it mean for lung health?

… The Tobacco and Vapes Bill - what does it mean for lung health? The government has just passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill after its third reading. What does that mean … sleep apnoea (OSA). It also increases the risk of getting chest infections like flu and pneumonia. Passing this bill is …