Peter DeMarco

Cognoscenti contributor

Peter DeMarco is a journalist. In 2016, he lost his wife, Laura Levis, to a fatal asthma attack outside a locked emergency-room door. He has since become an advocate for asthma awareness and changes to emergency response systems.

Recently published

The author and his late wife, Laura Levis, in Scotland. (Courtesy)

I Lost Laura 4 Years Ago. The Law Passed In Her Name Will Save Lives

In the final hours of the legislative session, hundreds of people came together to help writer Peter DeMarco lobby for "Laura's Law," which will make emergency room entrances easier to...

Cognoscenti

05:34Jan 14, 2021

Laura Levis, pictured at Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Mass. (Courtesy of Peter DeMarco)

My Wife Died Of An Asthma Attack. If She'd Known About 'Peak Week,' She Might Have Survived

The third week of September is dangerous for asthma sufferers. It's when germs and allergens come together to make breathing particularly difficult. If only Peter DeMarco's wife Laura had known....

Cognoscenti

02:39Sep 18, 2019