Breathinstephen https://breathinstephen.com/ Surviving severe asthma, one step at a time. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:49:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://breathinstephen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2-2.jpg Breathinstephen https://breathinstephen.com/ 32 32 Asthma guilt trip https://breathinstephen.com/asthma-guilt-trip/ https://breathinstephen.com/asthma-guilt-trip/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:49:16 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=15892 I first wrote this in 2010 to try and make sense of the guilt andRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/asthma-guilt-trip/feed/ 31 Second Look: Why Asthma Severity Is More Than Just a Low FEV1 https://breathinstephen.com/asthmsecond-look-why-asthma-severity-is-more-than-just-a-low-fev1a-severity-is-more-than-just-fev1/ https://breathinstephen.com/asthmsecond-look-why-asthma-severity-is-more-than-just-a-low-fev1a-severity-is-more-than-just-fev1/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:00:08 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=30983 It’s been nearly 15 years since my first “Breathing Basics” post, and 7 years sinceRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/asthmsecond-look-why-asthma-severity-is-more-than-just-a-low-fev1a-severity-is-more-than-just-fev1/feed/ 5 A New Lens on My Airways: A Visit with Dr. Gordon https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-lens-on-my-airways-a-visit-with-dr-gordon/ https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-lens-on-my-airways-a-visit-with-dr-gordon/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:01:57 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=40223 A transformative UCSF visit reframes my severe asthma through epithelial science, clinical trials, and quiet affirmation

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-lens-on-my-airways-a-visit-with-dr-gordon/feed/ 0 The Trip That’s Trying to Happen https://breathinstephen.com/the-trip-thats-trying-to-happen/ https://breathinstephen.com/the-trip-thats-trying-to-happen/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:12:42 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=40145 Last month I drafted an entire post about a trip to Malta and Italy I’dRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/the-trip-thats-trying-to-happen/feed/ 0 “70 Years of Breathlessness: What You Don’t See” https://breathinstephen.com/70-years-of-breathlessness-what-you-dont-see/ https://breathinstephen.com/70-years-of-breathlessness-what-you-dont-see/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:44:08 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39979 This post was sparked by a recent advocacy project — one that’s deeply invested inRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/70-years-of-breathlessness-what-you-dont-see/feed/ 0 The Flare That Didn’t Look Like One https://breathinstephen.com/the-flare-that-didnt-look-like-one/ https://breathinstephen.com/the-flare-that-didnt-look-like-one/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:03:59 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39766 After decades of asthma, more than 50 intubations, and years of managing my disease likeRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/the-flare-that-didnt-look-like-one/feed/ 1 Coming full circle https://breathinstephen.com/coming-full-circle/ https://breathinstephen.com/coming-full-circle/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:52:13 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39650 On April 14th, my sister, her 2 daughters and I became official Italian Citizens WhatRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/coming-full-circle/feed/ 2 Shortness of breath in asthma https://breathinstephen.com/breathlessness-in-asthma/ https://breathinstephen.com/breathlessness-in-asthma/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:58:52 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=32521 Finding myself in the middle of a prolonged exacerbation, I stumbled across this post IRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/breathlessness-in-asthma/feed/ 4 Hypertension Hijinks https://breathinstephen.com/hypertension-hijinks-here-we-go-again/ https://breathinstephen.com/hypertension-hijinks-here-we-go-again/#respond Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:08:30 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39505 Last Monday, I went to my Asthma clinic for my bi-monthly Fasenra injection. After checkingRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/hypertension-hijinks-here-we-go-again/feed/ 0 Severe Asthma: The Part-Time Edition https://breathinstephen.com/severe-asthma-the-part-time-edition/ https://breathinstephen.com/severe-asthma-the-part-time-edition/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:43:18 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39431 Back in 2018, I wrote a post titled “23/7” where I talked about how managingRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/severe-asthma-the-part-time-edition/feed/ 6 Steve Asthma https://breathinstephen.com/steve-asthma-2/ https://breathinstephen.com/steve-asthma-2/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:30:51 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=35506 We all have stories about our asthma, how it began, and the impact it hasRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/steve-asthma-2/feed/ 10 A new chapter begins https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-chapter-begins/ https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-chapter-begins/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:26:00 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39326 Wow, am I really 70 years old? Who woulda thought. The hour glass is reallyRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/a-new-chapter-begins/feed/ 3 Italian by Blood, Citizen by Choice https://breathinstephen.com/italian-by-blood-citizen-by-choice/ https://breathinstephen.com/italian-by-blood-citizen-by-choice/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:50:45 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39337 As you might have guessed by reading some of my earlier blog posts on theRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/italian-by-blood-citizen-by-choice/feed/ 0 How I spent my Monday https://breathinstephen.com/how-i-spent-my-monday/ https://breathinstephen.com/how-i-spent-my-monday/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:27:34 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39207 My asthma started flaring a couple weeks ago, not sure of the trigger. Maybe itRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/how-i-spent-my-monday/feed/ 4 Oh Sh*t, here we go again https://breathinstephen.com/oh-sht-here-we-go-again/ https://breathinstephen.com/oh-sht-here-we-go-again/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 23:51:25 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39096 Its been a couple years now since I’ve required a dilation for my posterior glotticRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/oh-sht-here-we-go-again/feed/ 0 It’s Tezspire’s turn https://breathinstephen.com/its-tezspires-turn/ https://breathinstephen.com/its-tezspires-turn/#comments Wed, 08 May 2024 18:34:28 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=39024 As of this week Ive been on Fasenra(benralizumb)for exactly 2 and a half years. MyRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/its-tezspires-turn/feed/ 5 Walking the Via Francigena https://breathinstephen.com/my-first-pilgrimage-walk/ https://breathinstephen.com/my-first-pilgrimage-walk/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:36:21 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=38938 Its been a while since I’ve posted anything to this blog, frankly I didn’t missRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/my-first-pilgrimage-walk/feed/ 0 Happy New Year 2024 https://breathinstephen.com/happy-new-year-2024/ https://breathinstephen.com/happy-new-year-2024/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 22:40:34 +0000 https://breathinstephen.com/?p=38896 Dear friends and readers, don’t worry I’m still alive and kicking, its just that I’mRead More

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]]> https://breathinstephen.com/happy-new-year-2024/feed/ 0 Sleep, what the heck is that? https://breathinstephen.com/sleep-what-the-heck-is-that/ https://breathinstephen.com/sleep-what-the-heck-is-that/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:03:40 +0000 http://breathinstephen.com/?p=33575   Given the hand I was dealt early in life, I think I’ve done aRead More

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