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Charity Poetry Booklet, Recordatus

At his grandfather’s funeral, Jonathan Harding read out a poem that he had written in his honour: It starts: A man can be judged by the impression he leaves […]

Exciting Announcement: Charity Christmas Concert

We are excited to announce that The Holst Singers (one of Britain’s foremost choirs) will be giving a Charity Christmas Concert in aid of Breathing Matters. The Charity Christmas Concert […]

They’re Nuts !

What is nuttier than taking part in a Tough Mudder? It’s taking part in another one! After raising £4,000 in last year’s half marathon army assault event, Adam Clark has […]

Vicky is Running Again for #Breathtember

You may have ended up here because you scanned a QR code, because someone forwarded you the link, or because I asked you on one of my long runs. However […]

A Trek for my Grandmother, By Harpreet Dhatt

On Christmas Eve 2013, pulmonary fibrosis took away the most important person in my life. My grandmother, Surjit Kaur, was my best friend; she gave me unconditional love and support. […]

Summer 2014 Newsletter – Holiday Quiz Answers

Question 1: In which year was Madonna’s song, ‘Holiday’ in the charts? Answer: 1983, it reached number 18 in the charts Question 2: Which country is the most […]

Summer 2014 Newsletter

For our Summer 2014 newsletter, please click here

Join the #Breathtember Challenge this September

September is Breathtember – Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month Get out of Breath for Breathtember Tweet Tweet! To help raise awareness, we would ask that supporters tweet different challenges each day […]

My Dad, by Chloe Ham

Clive Ham, my dad, was 56 when he was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. We never imagined that within 4 years of being diagnosed my dad would lose his fight […]

Planning a Holiday Abroad? … Are You Fit to Fly?

Flying in an aeroplane is the equivalent to being 5000 to 6000 feet up a mountain. Think of a mountain twice as high as Ben Nevis, or being a third […]

Charity Bike Ride, 8th June 2014, Round-up

The sun was out, the picnics were plentiful, the sunbathing was rife …. oh yes and there was a charity bike ride going on …. in Richmond Park early this […]

Support our Summer Stall 11.7.14

Summer is here! And our Summer Stall is almost here too!! The lovely Jane Walker is organising the Breathing Matters’ Summer Stall at UCH Atrium on Friday, 11th July 2014. […]

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