My Life as an Asthma Mom

  I've been watching the news and every channel has been having stories about RSV. But, each channel is saying that RSV is only dangerous to babies and older people.  I'm yelling at my TV It's not just for babies! When my son was only 5 years old, he was hospitalized with RSV Yes, 5.  It's so important that people know that older kids can get RSV and end up in the hospital!  My son is an adult now, but years ago, he was sick all the time. All the time.  He has severe asthma, and would always get sicker than my other kids. And he would be sick for a lot longer than my other kids.  One time, Son #2 looked terrible and I knew it was time for a trip to the ER.  I remember the doctors in the ER saying hmmm....what could it be? I guess we should test your son for RSV, but I've never heard of a kid that age ending up in the hospital with RSV.   Silly doctor. He hasn't met our family yet!  We are always the 1%   CDC says RSV can look like other respiratory illnesses:  R

    I'm a little late in posting about sending kids to college, but you know how it goes.... work projects take priority. I only have one kid left in college, but I still worry about all of my adult kids! My mom always said,   "Once you're a mom, you're a mom for the rest of your life." I have to laugh when young moms say 'it must be nice to not have to worry about your kids anymore.' Amateurs I didn't stop being a mom when my kids turn 18. Maybe some parents are like that - 'good luck with the rest of your life!' I will always worry about my adult kids especially because they have chronic health problems like allergies, food allergies, and asthma.  But I tried to teach them life skills so they could be independent. They REALLY hated that when they were younger, but I told them they would thank me later When it came time to for each of them to go to college, they could do the basics: Do their laundry Balance their bank accounts Maintain their c