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Campaigning

Asthma + Lung UK took your voices to the political party conferences

This autumn, Asthma + Lung UK had the opportunity to attend several major political party conferences. We took the voices of people living with lung conditions directly to politicians and demanded better action for lung health. Read about what we got up to.
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Your stories

I didn’t prioritise my flu jab and I ended up in hospital

Annette, 67, from Suffolk, has asthma. She was hospitalised after getting the flu. Here she tells us her story and urges everyone to get their flu jab.
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Your stories

Quitting smoking isn’t easy, but my asthma symptoms are definitely better

Luke, 37, smoked on and off for 17 years. He tried to stop smoking many times before he finally quit for good. His main message is to not give up on giving up.