Nancy Sanker

Health Interests

Asthma,  asthma symptom,  asthma bronchial,  inhalers,  children with asthma

Drugs I am Taking

Nancy Sanker has not shared any drug information.

About Me

Sometimes things go “full circle.” Or is it full square, when you occasionally get stuck in a corner of life? Circle or square, the center of my life was my battle with severe asthma.

I grew up during an era when managing asthma was an extremely difficult task. This was before inhalers or peak-flow meters were available. Asthma patients and their loved ones, paid a high price.

A cross country move was the solution for me, so my Dad sold the family business in Cincinnati, packed his family of four into a station wagon and headed West.

Ultimately, we returned to “Cincy” and good health was mine. I married my college sweetheart, graduated from Colorado State University, worked as a Registered Occupational Therapist and enjoyed parenting our daughter. Here’s where the circle continues; we were fortunate to have a son, but it was his misfortune to develop asthma and food allergies at six months of age.

At a time of true desperation we hoped that the double rainbows that appeared over the Colorado mountains were reassurances that he would be OK. The effective combination of medications was discovered and they were right.

I vowed to share my newfound, hard-won wisdom with others and founded a support group in Ft. Collins. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) offered invaluable assistance and today, almost twenty-five years later, Parents of Asthmatic/Allergic Children, Inc., continues to provide education, support and opportunities for advocacy.

The circle or square (a squircle?) continues and I am excited to offer insight into living with asthma via an internet blog. My goal is to offer readers cutting-edge information, entwined with practical advice and a healthy portion of empathy on the side.