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Together we’re charting a course to cleaner air in Birmingham

… Sharing the impact on our communities Throughout the morning session, people shared moving personal experiences of …

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Asthma often limited what I could do - until I started running

… 44-year-old Kevin Wood from East Lothian ran both the London Marathon and Edinburgh Marathon earlier this year. … I could do. Until I started running. Immersing myself in the challenge I used to hate running at school and my … Because I thought I had achieved my ultimate goal, I stopped running. Returning to the start line Roll on to 2023 …

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Celebrating some of our amazing fundraisers

… December 2024 “He was so loved and is needed and missed by all of us, every second of every day.” Image Sian from … help her breathe and for the last 15 months of her life as even the most simple tasks of movement would leave her out of … part of a bike club, and they did a lot of charity work. Even when Dad couldn’t ride his Harley anymore, that didn’t …

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

… funds for a cause that means so much to our community. We even had residents cheering us on, which made all the …

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After Dad died, fundraising gave me a sense of purpose

… intensive care, putting up an extremely tough fight before the complications he experienced became too much. Dad passed … I woke up feeling brave like he was, not sadness. Time is so limited and life is so short, I tried to look at things … person who has donated. With grief there can be a sense of what does life mean for me now and what is next. The thing …

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

… was from Vietnam to Cambodia. The London to Paris was even more challenging! France is hilly and we were cycling … find a cure for asthma. And if I can just make sure even one person just checks their inhaler is in date and help …

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We want to keep Luke’s memory alive: why I ran the Cardiff Half Marathon

… when he was just 19 years old. Sam Phillips, Asthma + Lung UK supporter Published 6th December 2024 It was a huge shock … He was hospitalised with chest problems twice when he was very little and was diagnosed with asthma soon after. … year in Keith’s memory and fundraised for Asthma + Lung UK. 9th December 2024 Your stories Fighting for breath: …

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I’ll make Matt proud - running the London Marathon for my brother

… tried to perform CPR on the bridge, but nothing could be done to save him. Matthew was only 25 years old when he …