Thanks for visiting so that you can learn
our stories. My name is Emily. Amanda and I are room-mates in the hospital,
and guess what. We both have asthma, and we'll both tell you a little bit
about ourselves. First me. I do NOT like people teasing me and calling
me names. Sometimes when I have gym I can't play because of my asthma and
kids make fun of me about it. Some of them say that I have cooties. I don't
have them, whatever they are! And I'll tell you something. I wouldn't tease
anyone else if that person didn't feel good. I know for a fact that teasing
makes a person feel bad and that's not what I want to do.
I feel much better right now because of
the medicines and treatments that I got today and yesterday. If you have
an asthma attack, here's what you should do. Try to relax. It really helps
you to breathe. Also make sure you take your medicine the right way because
that makes a big difference. |
Hi, my name is Amanda and, like Emily told
you, I have asthma too. Sometimes that really bugs me, and other times
I don't really think about it. I have a lot of friends and none of them
ever tease me. See, I am not shy at all...well, sometimes, like at camp
I only had seven friends. Most of the other kids were from another school.
Here's what I would change if I were in charge of a school. If anyone made
fun of anyone else, they'd get extra homework...not too much because regular
kids have hardly any. My friend Luis has acute asthma like me. When I have
an asthma attack, he knows just how I feel. Acute means all of a sudden.
It's an adjective and when it goes in front of asthma, it means that you
got an attack of it, all of a sudden. Sometimes you can get better at home
and sometimes you need to come to the hospital. Lucky for me that I love
the hospital because the people are very nice here. |
