Information and opinions on health from SkooterSnowy at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71479/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71479/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71479/index http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/71479/143892/brittle-asthmatic Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:59:42 -0400 SkooterSnowy I was first diagnosed when I was a year old.  Doctors informed my parents that with the severity of my disease it would be lucky if I made to to age 11.  I used to get adreneline shots at home to save me trips to the ER when I was young, I dont know what happened to that practice, I would save me a lot of trips to the hospital.  Due to having such severe, uncontrollable asthma, I have been steroid dependant for over 20 years,... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/71479/143892/brittle-asthmatic