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So you watched as your or son (or daughter) struggled for air and felt helpless. You listened as his docter said the words, "Your son has asthma." Now what do you do?
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Oh, hey! Thanks for the shout out. :) I like #7 on this list, too--not just for the obvious reason of caretakers' needing to recognize and understand flare symptoms, but because I think just talking about your child's asthma to the people in his/her life can ease some of the burden of dealing with it. This is something I didn't do well when my daughter was younger--I wanted a "normal" (whatever that is), healthy child and since I viewed/talked about her that way, I didn't discuss her asthma much with other people. As a result, it was a pretty lonely time and it didn't have to be.
Anyway, great article, and thanks again!