So, as one of our kids was leaving today, the director pulled her mom over to the side and said “She had a little trouble breathing earlier. I took her into the office and monitored it, and after ten minutes she was fine.”
This girl? One of our two kids with asthma [that I know of] that does not carry their inhaler with them. FML.
Girl’s Mom: “You didn’t have your asthma with you?”
[Um, apparently her mom calls her inhaler her asthma? I don’t know about you, but unfortunately, my asthma’s always with me. Because of this, so is my inhaler.]
Girl: “No, I didn’t think we’d be running today.”
At this, I wanted to freaking SCREAM. It was a good thing I was on break when this happened, because I may have called her mom myself right then and gave her a lesson in asthma education. If a kid has an inhaler [if anybody has an inhaler], you do NOT let them leave the house without the freaking thing in their backpack. Even if they are twelve, you should REMIND them. Personally, if I had a kid with asthma, the daycare would have an inhaler for the kid in the office/first aid bag. [Also, if I had a kid, they’d have an AeroChamber in the office too.]
Personally, when I go out, I have an inhaler in my pocket AND one in my backpack [along with my AeroChamber, Benadryl, Advil, my bottle of prednisone and sometimes Symbicort.] I may be over-paranoid, but at least I am not under-medicated if something were to happen.
And unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence when I encounter inhaler-less asthmatics. Last year in gym 8 minutes into the 12 minute run, my friend comes up to me and says “I’m having an asthma attack and I don’t have my puffer with me”.
About a month ago, a different friend says “My chest feels weird”. I say “Have you tried your inhaler?” She says “I don’t have it.”
*cringe*
So, asthmatics of the world—carry your rescue inhaler with you. So that I don’t have to get frustrated when you don’t have it and need it!
So, as one of our kids was leaving today, the director pulled her mom over to the side and said “She had a little trouble breathing earlier. I took her into the office and monitored it, and after ten minutes she was fine.”
This girl? One of our two kids with asthma [that I know of] that does not carry their inhaler with them. FML.
Girl’s Mom: “You didn’t have your asthma with you?”
[Um, apparently her mom calls her inhaler her asthma? I don’t know about you, but unfortunately, my asthma’s always with me. Because of this, so is my inhaler.]
Girl: “No, I didn’t think we’d be running today.”
At this, I wanted to freaking SCREAM. It was a good thing I was on break when this happened, because I may have called her mom myself right then and gave her a lesson in asthma education. If a kid has an inhaler [if anybody has an inhaler], you do NOT let them leave the house without the freaking thing in their backpack. Even if they are twelve, you should REMIND them. Personally, if I had a kid with asthma, the daycare would have an inhaler for the kid in the office/first aid bag. [Also, if I had a kid, they’d have an AeroChamber in the office too.]
Personally, when I go out, I have an inhaler in my pocket AND one in my backpack [along with my AeroChamber, Benadryl, Advil, my bottle of prednisone and sometimes Symbicort.] I may be over-paranoid, but at least I am not under-medicated if something were to happen.
And unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence when I encounter inhaler-less asthmatics. Last year in gym 8 minutes into the 12 minute run, my friend comes up to me and says “I’m having an asthma attack and I don’t have my puffer with me”.
About a month ago, a different friend says “My chest feels weird”. I say “Have you tried your inhaler?” She says “I don’t have it.”
*cringe*
So, asthmatics of the world—carry your rescue inhaler with you. So that I don’t have to get frustrated when you don’t have it and need it!