I speak from personal experience when I say that asthma is no fun. It's something I wouldn't wish on anyone. I actually have multiple triggers and that makes it even more annoying.
This is not about me though, it's about my son. He has asthma and I kind of knew right away that he did because as active as he is if he ran or got really excited he would cough. He's a very active child and he was not at all lazy growing up. He would just get winded very easily. He also catches colds like I did as a child. They just won't diagnose a child under a certain age with asthma just because he's wheezing. They'll give you the Albuterol he needs, but they won't call it asthma.
He eventually had an actual asthma attack and I cried. I felt bad for being right.
As of late he's been having more asthma attacks because one of his major triggers is weather. He doesn't want to stand out in a state where people try to act tough in the winter. Dedrick can't be the tough guy or he suffers for it. The issue is explaining to a 7 year old who just wants to fit in with his friends. I feel for the kid I really do. I understand wanting to fit in, but I also don't want him to risk his health trying to do it. So, we're going to sit down and talk about it. Hopefully, I can get this through to him.
Do you have any experience with chronic illness? How do you handle it if your child has it?
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