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When fear of diagnosis prevents seeking help for worsening breathing problems

I've been using my rescue inhaler three times a day for two weeks and I keep telling myself it's just allergies but I know something is wrong and I'm terrified to find out what.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The terror of confirming our worst fears can trap us in a dangerous limbo between denial and deterioration.

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“Where Are You with Respiratory health and breathing?”

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