Lotus, Asthma + Lung UK supporter

Smiling woman wearing a nasal oxygen tube and a pink sweater sits on a grey couch, holding a decorated medical oxygen bag with a plush toy and badges attached
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It feels like I’m drowning all the time: Lotus’s story

Lotus always had mild asthma until six years ago. Then her symptoms started getting progressively worse, until by 2023 she was so breathless that she couldn’t work full time anymore. She was diagnosed with a rare disease called Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and now uses oxygen to help her breathe.