The real stories from ordinary Kiwis living with respiratory conditions
Joshua Kingi from New Plymouth has had asthma since he was young. He plays two sports, soccer and inline hockey which require a lot of physical exertion...
Ella Bartholomew from Blenheim has chronic brittle asthma, which she has suffered from since she was a small child, along with this she also has multipl...
Davis Herniman is 12-years-old, from Mt Maunganui. He presents as a normal and very healthy looking boy, however what most people wouldn’t know from mee...
Malachi Douds Nanapoy is a six-year-old from New Plymouth who presents with asthma. Malachi was born 31 weeks gestation (average is 40 weeks) and lives ...
Cheyanne tells her story of the emotional and traumatising near-death experience of her daughter Ngamihi caused by asthma....
Liam was one of our Respiratory Achievers Award winners back in 2014, and although he's struggled with his health from the start, he has gone on to purs...
Alistair is a chronic asthmatic, but he’s also an Ironman. He’s had a few health challenges but he’s learned ways to manage his condition so he can comp...
Derek Gordon aka Bringwonder the Storyteller shares his journey with asthma, and how it inspired him to start a career as a professional storyteller vis...
Rachel shares her daughter Chloe's struggle with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), brittle asthma and bronchiolitis. Despite all this, Chloe is a happy, k...
At 83 years old, Mervyn has seen firsthand the advancement of asthma treatment! He talks about the ups and downs and how he manages to live a full life ...
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