My Life as an Asthma Mom

  I often talk to people who tell me they have had asthma FOREVER and so they know everything about asthma. Well, I don't think ANYONE knows all that there is to know about asthma.  And even if you have had asthma for a long time, asthma medications and treatment guidelines change.  Look at the posters above. The poster on the top is the 2020 version of "Respiratory Treatments" from Allergy & Asthma Network.  The poster on the bottom is also the "Respiratory Treatments" poster from Allergy & Asthma Network....... but it was made in 2014.  Look how much it has changed in 7 years!  Look how many more medications are on the market! Asthma is always changing. It's hard for the professionals to keep up with all of the changes. If your lungs are being cranky, and you are still doing what you have always done to treat your asthma, it may be time for a change.   Talk to your doctor and see if you are on the right treatment plan for your type of asthma, and f

   Photos from American Girl This falls under the category of How Cute Is This??!! And why wasn't this allergy & asthma set around when my daughter was little?  Look at those adorable little inhalers and the spacer! I love how they have two inhalers in the set - the controller for every day use, and the rescue inhaler. I'm in cuteness overload!  😍 I also love the allergy nose spray and allergy pills. And lets not forget the cute little epinephrine auto-injector and food allergy stickers for her medical bracelet.  When my daughter Kitty was little, she had a few choices in dolls - blond, brunette or a red head.  There was no such thing as a doll with a health problem.  It's so exciting to see a doll with asthma - it makes carrying around inhalers and an epinephrine auto injector look normal (as it should!) Nobody wants to be the "weird kid" in school that carries around supplies for their allergies and asthma.  Playing with dolls and tiny little inhalers, all