Re: it's AsTHNOSTIC

[Guest guest]

Yeah - I think we've had three or four incarnations of the word.

I agree, asthnostic makes more sense. One could argue for

asthmanostic, but I think asthnostic is better.

Addy

Whose brother is an asthnostic agnostic!

> > > >

> > > > 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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