Category Archives: asthma

An asthmatic sends a postcard come

Posted on August 17, 2008 by blogmywiki

Went on holiday, weather was awful, nearly died. It is a paradox universally acknowledged that every year when I leave polluted London for the fresh, sea air of West Cornwall, my asthma always gets worse. I don’t know if it’s … Continue reading →

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Copyrights and wrongs

Posted on December 14, 2007 by blogmywiki

I’m having an odd argument with Spreadshirt, the normally excellent T-shirt company. I have a Spreadshirt shop – it’s a pretty easy way of making a little bit of money from designing logos and artwork. But now they’ve pulled one … Continue reading →

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Asthma Poet

Posted on November 18, 2007 by blogmywiki

I was going to write about asthma, but then realised that someone’s been there already and he can’t be beat. For me, the poet of asthma is not Proust, it is not even Fedinand Mount. It’s Bruce Robinson, in the … Continue reading →

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…made me smile

Posted on October 15, 2007 by blogmywiki

I’ve been slightly delirious since my visit to the hospital this morning, and lots of small things have made me giggle. Best was on the way home this evening… an Evening Standard placard reading: DEADLY SKUNK FLOODS LONDON. It really … Continue reading →

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Colour me wheezy

Posted on October 24, 2006 by blogmywiki

I’m the lucky winner of asthma, and a chest infection has pushed it to a slightly scary place. So I’m currently on a short course of antibiotics and steroid tablets. I made the serious error of reading the information leaflets … Continue reading →

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