My Life as an Asthma Mom

    RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) is a fairly common cold-like virus that affects the throat, nose, and lungs.  As with other respiratory diseases, it's common in fall and winter - usually peaking in December and January. The symptoms from RSV can be mild in healthy adults, but can be very dangerous in infants and older adults.  It can also cause children with asthma to become very sick.  When my son was 5 (yes 5), he was admitted to the hospital for an entire week with RSV. The hospital staff was shocked since they usually see infants with RSV.   But my son has severe asthma and had many hospitalizations for pneumonia and exposure to wild fire smoke.  So I wasn't surprised he was hospitalized, he is always hit harder with respiratory diseases than my other kids with asthma.  Infants with RSV RSV in babies can cause pneumonia (a lung infection) and bronchiolitis (swelling in the small airways).  This can lead to a hospital stay for ...

If you have been wondering why I haven't created any new articles lately....look closely at the graphic.  This is why.  It was my first ambulance ride, and hopefully my last.  I had a bad fall that left me with a broken leg, and a broken arm (both on the right side.) I couldn't put any weight on my right leg and needed surgery since I shattered my right arm.  After a few days in the hospital, I had no choice but to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility.  I spent two months doing physical therapy with a the rest of the patients, who were all in their 70's and 80's.  We spent a lot of time commiserating about injuries. And I learned how to propel myself backwards in my wheelchair with my one good leg.  It was the longest two months of my life, and I would love to forget it. However, the large scar on my right arm won't let me forget it. And I'm still in a wheelchair and re-learning how to walk.  Accidents affecting asthma It wasn't enough to ...