This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of a Canadian leading research based pharmaceutical company. All opinions are 100% mine.
You know what they say about being healthy: You never have a true idea of its value until you lose it.
My daughter has always been quite resilient, despite being at the bottom of the growth charts for most of her life. First born children tend to be lucky, when it comes to their exposure to germs early on; they generally have at least a few weeks to a month (or more) during which they can build their immunity a little bit, naturally.
My second-born, however, has not been that lucky. Because his big sister was coming home from daycare with all kinds of viruses right from day one, he developed bronchiolitis at four months old. This illness means he’ll be predisposed to lung infections and breathing problems for the rest of his life. That means, for him, that every 4-6 months, he gets a cold that can quickly develop into a serious infection that causes him to wheeze and cough uncontrollably.
Our doctor gave us some inhalers with a special aerochamber for him to use as needed when this is the case. Although he hasn’t been diagnosed with asthma yet, we’re fairly certain it’s only a matter of time before he develops it.
When I visited www.asthmatest.ca and took the 30 Second asthma Test on my son’s behalf, it shocked me. I didn’t realize until then that when he gets sick, his asthma symptoms might actually be out of control. Waking up in the middle of the night due to wheezing and coughing is a symptom he experiences virtually any time he’s ill, and it has scared me more times than I’d like to admit.
Now that I’ve seen his results, and the warning that his breathing problems (or asthma-like symptoms) may be out of control when he gets sick, I’m going to be visiting our doctor to follow up with what I learned from the 30 Second Asthma Test. I’d hate for us to find ourselves in a position where my son wasn’t getting the medical attention he needed for a condition involving something as vital to his survival as breathing.
Most people have no idea how deadly serious an asthma attack can be – they think it might be just some wheezing and coughing, or shortness of breath. But a few years back, a friend of mine lost her brother to an asthma attack. He was out on a hike, and I gather he was unprepared for the intensity of the attack.
It has always served to remind me that complacency, when it comes to chronic ailments, is not an option.
And now, I’m going to recommend that you go and take the 30 Second Asthma Test as well. Take it for yourself, if you have an inhaler you ever find yourself using. Take it for your children, too, and talk to your doctor about the results. And then I want you to tell your friends and family about the test, and your results, to encourage them to take the test, too. Because it’s always better to arm yourself with knowledge, when it comes to your lung health.
