May is Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month!
There are a LOT of awareness month, but this one is the most important to me. It literally changed my life, and the life of my 3 kids. 23 years ago, our lives were forever changed when my middle son ended up in the hospital, and the respiratory therapist told us that he has asthma. What??!! But I asked my pediatrician if Son #2 has asthma, and he said no. He said it was "just a virus". The respiratory therapist said, "It's asthma alright - that's why he's being admitted to the hospital.." And life took a left when I had planned to go right. Eventually, all 3 kids (and I) were diagnosed with asthma. We are a family of 5. All 5 have allergies (year-round), 4 have asthma, and 2 of us have food allergies. I went back to college to get another degree, then changed professions to work full time as a Health Educator and Certified Asthma Educator. I now work for a national non profit and provide allergy & asthma education to people across the U.S. Wh