Do You Have Guilt as an Asthma Mom?
As mom to three kids with asthma (and having asthma myself), their childhood looked very different from their friends. It's incredibly hard to raise kids with a chronic disease. Their friends were out riding bikes and playing soccer, but my kids were at the doctor's office, Urgent Care, ER, or in the hospital. They were sick ALL OF THE TIME! Not only did I know EVERY doctor in my pediatrician's office, but I also knew most of the After Hours doctors. Not to mention the doctors and respiratory therapists in the ER.... I would always worry if I was doing the right thing. Do any of these worries sound familiar? They are sick again Should I take them to the Urgent Care? Or go straight to the ER? What if they get admitted to the hospital? Is it my fault? Did I wait to long to take them to the doctor? Should I have insisted my child needs oral steroids? What about a chest x-ray? I'm not a doctor, nurse, or respir...