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Archive for January, 2008
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Friday Links: Health Blogs Edition
I really don’t sit around reading about asthma and children’s health all day long, and one of these days you’ll see that for yourself when I share some of my non-medical favorites. Just not today. In no particular order, some valuable non-asthma health blogs: Dr. Gwenn Is In The personal side of pediatric medicine distilled through a blog. Dr. [...] -
Additions to the Triggers List
Lots of input on this one. Thanks to your help, the list is getting pretty extensive and will maybe help newly diagnosed readers start to narrow in on their own triggers. I’m editing the static page (though not the original post) on top to reflect these additions. Reader triggers culled from the comments: 1. Excessive talking 2. Fatigue 3. [...] -
Mediterranean Diet During Pregnancy as a Preventative?
Do you need another reason to eat more fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts? If you’re pregnant or a woman thinking about getting pregnant sometime, how about evidence that suggests following the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy helps prevent asthma and allergies in children? I’m sure you’ve heard of this eating plan before, since it’s gotten fairly trendy over [...] -
Common Asthma Triggers
My brain needs a nap. I’ll certainly keep asking those questions about chronic illness and children, just not today. Today, I’m posting the first of those static pages I promised you. I originally compiled this list for BellaOnline, an excellent site for women that I’m leaving. Mostly I’m stepping down because I have time for one [...] -
Children and Chronic Illness, Redux
My obsession on parenting children with health issues permeates this blog, so you won’t be surprised to learn I’ve been thinking some more about the the loneliness issue. More specifically, the solitude of parenting a child through severe asthma or something like it, the way your efforts on your child’s behalf can ensure that [...] -
Sharing the Love, or “Procrastination Monday”
I’m all sunshine and butterflies today, substituting a little traffic love for the usual Monday morning asthma musings. Four or five regular posts have started in my brain, but since all of them require more time than the 30 minutes or so that I have right now, I’m directing you to 2 other sites from the [...] -
Friday Links: Sunday Edition
I’m later with these than I thought, primarily because the girls’ two different basketball leagues have claimed my Saturdays for the near future. Losing half my weekends is totally worth it because guess who scored the only basket in Saturday’s game, despite being the second-youngest and smallest player on her team? AG, that’s who. She scored [...] -
Children and Chronic Illness: Your Response
The usual Friday Links will appear later this afternoon or maybe we’ll do another Saturday Edition tomorrow. Why? Because Wednesday’s post about raising a child with a chronic illness generated a whole slew of thoughtful, perceptive comments, and I’m still chewing over some of the more penetrating issues. Your input makes me think, and I so value [...] -
DIY Saline Nasal Washes
Yesterday, I wrote there’s nothing sexy about respiratory symptoms, breath tests, and body fluids. Today, I say let’s explore that idea further and talk about saltwater in your nose. Nasal irrigation is all the rage lately. Didn’t you know? Just this week I’ve participated in an email back-and-forth about saline washes with a regular reader, the New York [...] -
Talking About Children and Chronic Illness
I had another, different post set up for this morning, but I stopped working on it for 2 reasons: 1. The Medicated Child on PBS last night. 2. Today’s NY Times Article About Robyn O’Brien, food industry conspiracy theorist and mother of a food-allergic child. Neither of these links addresses asthma, but if you think and read about [...]
