I never intended to work in the respiratory field! It was only in 2012 when I was lucky enough to get a job at the world renowned Royal Brompton Hospital in London that my thoughts completely changed. Fast forward to 2021, I was still working there! I had progressed from a senior physiotherapist to a highly specialised respiratory physiotherapist, and had worked in all manner of cardio-respiratory settings: from the intensive-care unit to paediatrics; cardio-thoracic wards to the difficult asthma service. This meant I worked with all sorts of patients, who all had very different conditions, but they all had one thing in common – they had something affecting their breathing. Alongside working in the NHS, I set up my own private respiratory physio service in 2018 to see some patients in my spare time. I called my service Air Physiotherapy as I thought it symbolised the air we breathe, the airways, and the lungs. I initially spent lots of time hopping on my bike after work or at weekends and peddling all over London (often in the pouring rain!) to see patients in their homes. As some of the consultants at the hospital heard about what I was doing, they started sending patients my way, and by 2019 I had a clinic room I used once a week to see Air Physiotherapy patients. ​When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, I worked on the front line at the Royal Brompton which at that time was a respiratory centre for some of the sickest patients in the country. It has been since the pandemic and since having my little boy in March 2021 that things have changed. I left my NHS role and decided to focus all my attention on my private business (and my family!) We moved back home to Cornwall in September 2022, and although Air Physiotherapy still runs in London and I still visit frequently to see my team and patients, I also help patients here in Cornwall as I think I have a valuable set of skills that will benefit lots of people.