Asthma Allies Here To Help: Introducing Romelia Rodriguez Walters

My organization is statewide in New Mexico and allows me to meet and work with people from all walks of life. I have a great partner in this arena - Gerri Rivers, a fellow asthma educator and blogger for MyAsthmaCentral. I don't see myself undertaking this endeavor with anyone else but her. She has asthma, and yet, she manages to take on all of life's challenges, one breath at a time.

Our sole purpose is helping people with asthma learn to manage their disease and live a normal, active life. I want them to have what my nephew has: a chance to do anything he sets his mind to without second guessing his physical capabilities. Our organization has helped many people achieve this and continues to change lives everyday.

I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to help people manage their asthma. I am also blessed to have a very supportive family that understands how important our organization is to me, my business partner and our state. My husband, Matthew, and I are celebrating our ten-year anniversary this September and we are the proud parents of three wonderful children: Meagan, 16; Seth, 4; and Sarah, 1. By default, immediate family members are volunteers for our organization. They help stuff envelopes, set up equipment for seminars, help at health fairs -- you name it, they do it! It's an awesome feeling knowing that they help us achieve our mission to help people with asthma manage their disease.

Now that you know a little about me and where I come from, I also want to let you know that I look forward to the opportunity to help you. I welcome your thoughts, questions, and challenges you face every day living with asthma. I will do my best to help you navigate through the vast information available about asthma and answer some of those tough questions about its management. I thank you in advance for the chance to help you breathe easier.