Re: devastation

[Guest guest]

--- In , " momto4wild1s " <Momto4wild1s@...>

wrote:

>

> 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

Ginger,

Thank you for posting. Devastation is the correct word.

My heart and prayers go out to those families.

Doug

[Guest guest]

Ginger,

I wish there was something I could say to ease your concerns and fear but

unfortunately being asthmatic means we have a potentially deadly disease. My

four year old was just prescribed an albuterol inhaler " just in case. " This

past week he has been exhitibing some symptoms that are consistent with asthma

but it could easily be a case of simple congestion. Asthma is VERY, VERY scary

and most people just don't understand. They think it's a issue that causes you

to get a little " winded " sometimes.

I just came off a nasty episode myself. I spent 3 hours in the ER a couple of

days ago and by the time I got there I felt like I was going to pass out. I

haven't felt like that in years so now I'm being haunted with the question of:

Is my asthma getting worse? I'm slowly recovering but that " what if " is still

out there. I have 3 more days of a pred taper and, fingers crossed, I'll be

back to normal. This is easily the worst I've felt in 10 years. I think it had

a lot to do with the weather, no A/C, stress, etc...

The only advice I can give you is to keep your son in the company of others.

If he is that severe then he needs to be with another person all the time. Be

sure to take some time for yourself. Asthma really is a devastating condition,

for the patient and the family. Try to find some time for yourself so you have

more strength to take care of your son when he needs you the most.

Best of luck!

momto4wild1s <Momto4wild1s@...> wrote:

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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[Guest guest]

Well, there it is. That's what really separates us from the

athnostics, isn't it? If they knew what it was like to live with a

chronic illness that kills....I know most of us keep that stark

reality locked in our psyche somewhere so we can manage living every

day. Then something like this happens and the fear comes rushing at

you, a kind of blackness that can't really be explained.

As hard as it is for those of us who have asthma, I do think it is

harder on parents of children with asthma, at least those that are

not athnostics. I'm 39 years old and any time I am sick I try not to

tell my folks b/c I can hear the fear in their voices on the

telephone when they know that I am sick, even now. (I had a couple

of close calls as a small child.) When Xolair came out they each

made it clear that they would pay for it if my insurance wouldn't

cover it. Thank God the isnurance covers most of it, b/c I couldn't

do that to them.

I am so sorry for your daughter, your family, and 's family. I

know the group will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

I gotta go finish weeping. God keep you,

Addy

Group co-owner

>

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, Ginger, I am so deeply sorry to hear your news. I can only

imagine your deepening fear about your son. My heart goes out to you

and I am wrapping my arms around you in comfort. I will keep you,

your daughter and 's family in my thoughts and prayers.

Fran

>

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Ginger,

I am so sorry for your and your daughters sad loss, I

suppose that treasuring what ever time any of us has is as good a way

as any to honour his memory.

My thoughts and wishes are with you both, Love Mike

Mike

Ps, I am sorry to contradict Andy but it is quiet possible to be an

agnostic and live with our desease, I hope that doesn't make anyone

feel seperate.

> >

> > 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

> >

>