Working Life: I avoided sport because it made me breathless, but I didn’t know I had asthma

Dr Maitiú Ó Faoláin, GP and member of the Asthma Society’s Medical Advisory Group

Dr Maitiú Ó Faoláin, Meath-based GP and member of the Asthma Society's Medical Advisory Group photographed at Deerpark Medical Centre, Ashbourne, County Meath. Photo: Barry Cronin

5am

I drag myself out of bed, take my preventative inhaler and head to the gym. By taking the inhaler, I can ward off exercise-induced asthma.