Hi Patti, David, and other asthma sufferers:

Asthma runs in my family, though I don't have it, knock on wood. But I
do want to tell you about my asthma experiences with my Mom, as I'm her
caregiver. She has severe asthma. It a nutshell, we would end up in
emergency about every two weeks, with her just this side of meeting her
maker, turning blue, doctors huddled around, masks pumping oxygen and
ventolin into her system, and whatever else they could conjure. Truth
to tell, she's still around today only because we live less than five
minutes from the Emergency Department. She took massive doses of oral
steroids for years just to keep breathing; as a result she has severe
osteoporosis, and breaks bones by coughing, has skin so thin that tears
like paper, and weighs just 80 pounds (Believe it or not, that's
actually been a huge victory for me... We've helped her gain weight
over the last year after years of weight loss... she was down as low as
65 pounds a mere 18 months ago, after battling a rare cancer).

Anyway, I told you all that so I can tell you this! :-) We were able to
get her asthma under control by buying an air purifier.... A serious,
expensive one (about $800 Cdn) made by Austin Air (though I'm sure
other companies make good ones, too). It's changed her life, and mine
too. We haven't had a trip to emergency for asthma since. I can't
recommend them highly enough; we run it on high during the day, and low
while she is sleeping, and it's been magical. We've weaned her off oral
steroids, and she now takes fewer asthma drugs. She has still been to
emergency for breathing problems, but they're related to bouts of
pneumonia and a deep chronic lung infection common to people with
depressed immune systems...

Anyway... If your asthma problems are causing sleepless nights, have a
look at an air purifier... :-)

Cheers,

Richard

>
>>
>> On 5-Jan-04, at 10:12 PM, David Doonan wrote:
>>
>>> Patti,
>>>
>>> Thanks. I currently have the pleasure of helping to support the
>>> advertising campaigns for advair and flonase.
>>> Haven't noticed too much of a difference so far, but the asthma doc
>>> says not to worry. my brother is on half a dozen drugs a day for it.
>>> i can remember watching my dad, hunched over in a chair, wheezing.
>>> once he started taking his meds every day, all was ok.
>>>
>>> thanks for the concern.
>>>
>>> da
>>> -------------------
>>> David Doonan
>>> dadoonan@mohilldesign.com
>>> http://www.mohilldesign.com
>>> iChat / IM: dadoonan@mac.com
>>>
>>> . . . Greenwich, New York
>>> the best small town in the world . . .
>>>
>>> On Jan 5, 2004, at 2:12 PM, websitesny@optonline.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi David,
>>>> I have asthma also and for a long time I relied on inhalers
>>>> to much. My doctor wanted me to use them only for
>>>> emergencies. He gave me a preventative inhaler that I
>>>> take twice a day. I wasn't crazy about taking this
>>>> everyday but it has made a huge difference. It's called
>>>> Advair. You might want to ask your doctor.
>>>> Patti
>>>
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