National Jewish Health's "Back to school health tips, notes that if your child misses school, or assignments, the teacher will have to be helpful and patient in helping and encouraging Jessie to get caught up so she doesn't get behind. A plan needs to be in place just in case.

Likewise, if Jessie has been having trouble breathing, and perhaps up late, she "may be tired and have difficulty concentrating the next day at school," National Jewish notes. So this is yet another instance where good communication is a must.

Although some hospitals don't allow kids to carry their own medicine, so she needs to make sure she knows what the policy at Jessie's school is. That's part of the goal for this meeting.

She also bought an extra peak flow meter that she will keep with the inhaler. In fact, she's decided to buy a small box and put the list of early warning signs, the asthma action plan, the Ventolin inhaler, and the peak flow meter in it. This will be Jessie's asthma emergency box for school.

It's important she's being proactive, because asthma is a very treatable disease. With good care, asthma attacks can be prevented, or at least nipped in the bud.
So if you're responsible for a little asthmatic, be it as a mom, a parent, guardian, teacher, or even a grandparent, are you proactive like Jane Gallant? Are you a gallant asthma mom or dad?

If so, right now's the time to start thinking about creating an asthma action plan for school.