by GAtherton | Feb 5, 2021 | General interest, Latest research news, Living with Aspergillosis, Patient and Carer Blog, Patient stories
Aspergillosis is a rare and debilitating fungal infection that is caused by aspergillus mould. This mould is found in many places, including soil, rotting leaves, compost, dust, and damp buildings. There are several variants of the disease, mostly affecting the lungs,...
by GAtherton | Jun 8, 2020 | General interest, Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories, Video
The following content is reproduced from ERS Breathe Vol 15 Issue 4. Click here to view the original article. https://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/breathe/15/4/e131/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.mp4?download=true In the above video, Sandra Hicks...
by GAtherton | Feb 6, 2020 | Events, General interest, Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
In collaboration with Medics 4 Rare Diseases, the Barts and the London Immunology and Infectious Diseases society recently held a talk about aspergillosis. Fran Pearson, a patient diagnosed with the condition, and Dr Darius Armstrong, a consultant in Infectious...
by GAtherton | Feb 22, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
On World Aspergillosis Day (February 1st), the Aspergillosis Trust organised a whole host of activities and awareness campaigns, to mark the occasion. Alongside their very successful Selfie Campaign, and the poster that was displayed on London buses in the run up to...
by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | News archive, Patient stories
Chris Brooke has survived aspergillosis, had 40% of one of his lungs removed and has proved that deep serious fungal infections need not limit your life outlook. It should be mentioned that as Chris had surgery he was one of the lucky few who can have the part of...
by GAtherton | Feb 15, 2019 | Patient stories
Article originally published in the Hippocratic Post Wheelchair travel by land, sea and sky; easier would it be that a camel pass through a needle’s eye. The holiday companies cheerily name themselves ‘Accessible Travel’ and ‘Can Be Done’ to tempt the disabled...