Does it make family life harder? Is there more drama then there would be in a "Normal" Famliy?
2006-10-03 04:15:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
I have 2 out of 3 of my kids that deal with asthma and allergies. Preventative medication does become an extra thing to deal with but becomes so normal after a while. We really struggled in the beginning especially with my daughter who was finally diagnoised at 8-She is so well maintained now. As is my son.
Yes we have to be aware of each of their triggers (which are different for both). It is just part of our life. We have only had one incident that scared me and that was 2 years ago when my son ended up in the hospital for a few days due to asthma attack. Otherwise we just stay on top of it-the kids both play sports and are active. As far as drama due to the disease-only when my son lies about taking his medication (he is 9-so that has to be monitored). Once again when you get a great dr. and the disease is maintained it is really not a big deal-I think we are pretty normal:)
2006-10-03 04:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by sleepy_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well asthma can become very serious at times. The potential problems could greatly be reduced if things were done to cut down on the air pollution in the home. Check out this information on healthy air.
http://www.recipes-for-a-healthy-home.com/healthyair.html
2006-10-03 04:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both My Parents and My Older Brother SMOKED!( A Lot)
Therefore I spent most of My formative years in & out of Hospital!
My health radically Improved when i bailed for University!
never looked back since!
In answer to your question..Yes! My folks were always on edge, as they didn't know when an Attack was forthcoming!
This Obviously Changed how our family acted and re-acted !
2006-10-03 04:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, you just have to be more careful and take care of yourself, take your medicine and learn new ways to deal with this problem, it shouldn't affect the family too much, it just takes some adjusting to some things but talk to your doctor, he/she will explain way better.
2006-10-03 04:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by Nif 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way it affects my family is by waking them up in the middle of the night when I use my nebulizer.
2006-10-03 04:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
family just has to pay more attention to the person that has asthma because they might need something
2006-10-03 04:24:15 · answer #6 · answered by kristen m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally family members are sympathetic to an asthmatic
2006-10-03 04:27:06 · answer #7 · answered by healer 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on how bad it is. Mine is mild and has no effect on my family.
2006-10-03 04:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by Annette J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to be allergic to that question.
2006-10-03 04:17:10 · answer #9 · answered by David S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋