Treating Asthma
What’s really important to me is that I want Alex to be just like any other kid. Asthma shouldn’t change who he
is. And there are things I can do to help. The biggest challenge is keeping him away from his triggers, and staying
on top of his treatments so we can prevent any of his symptoms from occurring in the first place.
Our doctor gave me two types of asthma medicine: rescue and controller. This confused me at the beginning, so
let me try to explain the way Alex’s doctor did. The rescue medicine, is what I use for quick relief for those
sudden symptoms, and the controller medicine, is really a preventive medicine to keep the swelling and inflammation
of his airways down to prevent his symptoms before they happen. It’s like fighting on two fronts. It helps to keep
his symptoms under control and lets Alex do all the things a boy should do.
