it's ATHNOSTIC

[Guest guest]

Mike - an ATHNOSTIC is a person who thinks that those of us with

asthma are just making it up. It's a word we coined in the group for

friends and family who don't have a clue!

ADDY

> > >

> > > Right now I am completely devastated. I am not sharing this to

> > scare

> > > or upset anyone. I am sharing this because this IS the reality

of

> > > Asthma. My daughters best friend passed away early this

> > > morning. He was an asthmatic person. This past Sunday thru

> Tuesday

> > > he was hospitalized from an exacerbation. Last night when my

> > > daughter spoke to him at 10pm he reported his breathing was

good

> > and

> > > that he had just used his inhaler. At 1am her friend woke his

> > father

> > > with Chest pain and wheezing. They rushed him to the ER and as

> > they

> > > got in the door he collapsed! They were unable to revive him!

> He

> > > was just a young 20 year old kid! I am devastated that my

> > daughter

> > > is so hurt and upset..and I am more devastated that I have a

son

> > with

> > > severe asthma and not to long ago, I was the one that found my

> son

> > on

> > > the floor, blue and not breathing when he himself collapsed

from

> an

> > > Asthma attack! Two days ago at my other son's soccer practice

> one

> > > of the teachers from the public school was there. She told me

how

> a

> > > 1st grader died right there in the playground last year from an

> > > asthma attack! I live in fear for what will happen with my

son

> > > every second of every single day! I quit my career as an RN to

> be

> > > home with him and began homeschooling him so I wouldnt be one

of

> > > those parents that gets that awful call!

> > >

> > > And now with this...I am shaking..I am devastated..I am

fearful!

> > It

> > > just breaks my heart! And what really sucks, is that I have no

> > > control over any of it And I dont know how to help any of

it!!!

> > >

> > > Thanks for listening to me

> > >

> > > Ginger

> > >

> >

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