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At 75, Sheila was diagnosed with asthma, despite having been relatively well before.
“I was diagnosed with asthma in the middle of this year and it came as a huge surprise. I was really scared and pretty upset, because I hadn’t been terribly sick before.”
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Looking for answers, Sheila found Asthma Australia’s website, completed the Asthma Control Test, watched webinars and then spoke with Asthma Educator Nicole.
“It wasn’t until I spoke to the Asthma Educator on the phone that I really understood the true context of my asthma.”
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The difference an Asthma Educator made
Those conversations turned fear into confidence.
“Before the phone calls I was feeling really panicky. In talking to Nicole, I thought, ‘I’m not the only one. There is hope and the medication can work.’”
Understanding how her preventer worked gave her the tools to manage her asthma.
“I kept looking at those notes and reading them. I began to think ‘okay, I’ve got this, it’s going to be okay.’”
Today, Sheila’s asthma is well controlled and she feels prepared to respond to flare-ups.
“Because of what Nicole had told me, I had the confidence to increase my preventer. And it was fine.”
