Asthma V2

This is the plushie I'm most interested in purchasing as I did not like the previous design. I've dealt with chronic asthma for my whole life and it has become a part of who I am and how I live. I definitely like blue being a secondary color in this version and the depuffed cheeks. The air and breathing symbols are also nice. But I think more details and references can be added. Id like to share my experience so it can inspire more design elements.

Asthma is an invisible disability so subtlety is key imo. Like on a crowded bus, I can't ask for a space to sit in the disability area when I can't breathe… Id either seem like a jerk or have to explain myself in public.

Asthma is a manageable condition but it can be deathly. Most people who have asthma recover from it or have mild symptoms. But in rare cases like mine, death is always looming in the background. Because it is common, its seriousness is always downplayed and that had endangered my life as a child. I go about my day like normal because my disability is invisible but I'm afraid of it and have to constantly adjust my day to day choices in consideration of it.

Asthma feels like rocks in my lungs whether I'm having an attack or not. It feels like I can only use 1/4 of it even when I can breathe. It's a part of myself that feels like I don't have access to and I don't know what it's like to take a full deep breath. My lungs feel heavy during bad asthma attacks. My back and neck can get sore from the heaving. My eyes get blurry and my mind starts panicking. It feels like I'm drowning in air or being being buried alive. The air im breathing into my nose and mouth doesn't go into my lungs no matter how hard I try.

Congestion, sneezing, the sniffles are very common and can make me seem like I'm sick even when I'm not (which is a lil embarrassing to me cuz I'm always sneezing). I always need tissues. Winter and spring times are harder, and the cold makes it worse. I can't have ice or cold drinks. The nights make it worse, sleeping makes it worse. Sometimes I get asthma attacks when I'm asleep and dream about suffocating only to realize I'm actually suffocating.

Obviously I can't smoke and have fun. I can't run. I can't be around most animals cuz of allergies. So I can't get an emotional support pet even though I need one. I can't eat many foods because of the allergies too. Because I didn't know this as a kid, I was always very itchy.

I'm constantly working around it and there's a lot of experiences that I've had to sacrifice (like hiking and long trail walks). It's also embarrassing to struggle going up the stairs or walking for a long time in front of friends cuz I just seem out of shape or weak or old. I hate having to stop what I'm doing because my bronchioles decided to constrict themselves. I remember having to leave a dance with a date in HS because I suddenly got a bad asthma attack. I hate making people worry about me and trying to reassure them that I'm fine when I'm looking for my inhaler. Because inhalers are oral steroids, my lips are permanently scarred and discolored from how often they dry up and become inflamed. It makes me feel embarrassed about my face.

My disability is invisible, so I try go about the day like I'm normal. But there are clues to it existing that don't look like "disability". Exhaustion, heaving, itching, sneezing, discolored chapped lips, and avoidance of things like iced drinks and fun experiences… They're very publicly visible symptoms but not publicly recognized as disability. I find that aspect to be embarrassing.

Idea! What if you added a small tag to the back and make covers for the inhalers/spacers/peak flow and everything attach to a lanyard type thing so you can have the option to have everything all together and the option to have bun attached too or just have bun on its own 🤔

Much prefer this design to the previous one, I have asthma that only really triggers when in contact with dusty environments so maybe some kind of white speckled gradient around the edges rather than solid grey. I do like the pale cheeks and the idea of little bun having their own inhaler pouch, if the design ends up intending to be used to store an actual inhaler I think a zip on the front would be very fitting as it would use the chest cavity as the pocket space.

maybe add a little inhaler like a firm cardboard or plastic pin or something like that with an rope attached to the little pouche so that the bunny can take it in his paws and store it Back in the pouch. i think this visual and usable design would ve great for children – like for gift's and showing them that their plushie also takes his medication.

I'm 50/50 on this design.
I didn't like the puffed cheeks on the previous one but I liked the lung motif it had.
I like the blue as a secondary colour and the idea of the air element.
Another thing to note is the "pocket for inhaler". If the pocket is for real, genuine inhalers, it'll have to be pretty big or replaced by a zipper/pouch like the anxiety bunnies. If it's for a plush inhaler like the original had, the pocket should be fine.