Posted on July 28th, 2008 by Amy
Occasionally, I wonder how often I should revisit a particular subject. How many different ways are there, really, to describe asthma maintenance plans and debate the merits of inhaled steroids?
Not that many.
And yet sometimes life will whack me on the back of the head and tell me I need those constant asthma reminders, as I […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Asthma Meds, Asthma Moms and Dads, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health | 3 people talking »
Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Amy
When I was in eighth grade, I used to walk around with a big *Save the Rainforest* sticker plastered across my clarinet case. I belonged to a magnet school that encouraged creativity and critical thinking, and my newfound environmentalism was one result. But I had the typical fervent-yet-shallow belief of the new recruit. While I […]
Filed under: Air Quality, Asthma Girl, Asthma Mom Tips, Asthma Moms and Dads, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Environment | 4 people talking »
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Amy
I was thinking about my two pregnancies this morning, and I’ll tell you why that’s relevant to this blog if you’ll bear with me for a paragraph or five.
First, there’s AG.
My pregnancy with her in 1998 was of the Oh, NO. I can’t be pregnant. Not PREGNANT variety. One month out of college, broke because […]
Filed under: Asthma Causes/Risk Factors, Asthma Girl, Asthma Moms and Dads, Asthma News & Research, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Healthcare | 6 people talking »
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by Amy
Why Working from Home Beats an Office Job Any Day of the Week
1. I have time for this blog.
2. I largely work barefoot and in yoga pants.
3. I get more work done in less time.
4. I don’t have problems getting to doctor and dentist appointments.
5. I don’t have to pay for afterschool […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Bio, Off-topic | Talk to me »
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Amy
Since all the Singulair news came out right before I left town, I’m moving today’s regular Weird Health feature to tomorrow next week.
Today, let’s talk Singulair.
First, a disclaimer. Talking about medication, side effects, and pharmaceutical companies can be about as explosive as talking about politics. What I’m writing here is my own take on the […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Asthma Meds, Asthma Moms and Dads, Asthma News & Research, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, FDA Issues, Healthcare | 4 people talking »
Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Amy
While packing for my New Orleans trip last week, I realized my visits there link all the different chunks of my life like almost nothing else.
After my first trip as a kid, when I got older I spent many nights with high school and college friends on Bourbon Street, ignoring all the best parts of […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Bio, Holidays, Off-topic | 6 people talking »
Posted on March 31st, 2008 by Amy
The first time I ever visited New Orleans, I went to the Audubon Zoo. I was ten years-old, and even then I remember feeling awfully impressed at the huge, lush grounds filled with animals and sculpture. Part of the city’s Audubon Nature Institute, the zoo is almost a century old but one of the most […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Bio, Holidays, Off-topic | 3 people talking »
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by Amy
Unless you’re new to this blog, you know my basic asthma story:
1. Terrified girl has unplanned pregnancy at 22, becomes mother at 23.
2. Girl’s baby starts flaring at 10 months.
3. Baby misdiagnosed for next 14 months but diagnosed with asthma at age two.
4. Baby flares severely for several years.
5. Baby-turned-little-girl finally […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Asthma Glossaries, Asthma Moms and Dads, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health | 3 people talking »
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Amy
During college, the toughest professor in the English Department would take a particularly thorny passage of say, Paradise Lost, and ask one of us to translate it into southern for the class.
Often this was a terrifying request because he’d usually pick the most tangled passages to unwind, and by translating into “southern” he meant much […]
Filed under: Asthma Mom Tips, Asthma Moms and Dads, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health | 5 people talking »
Posted on February 29th, 2008 by Amy
The idea of *home* is kind of a complicated one for me. We’re not one of those families “from” anywhere, who live within driving distance of all our friends and relatives. A lot of that has to do with my own background and Mr. Asthma Mom’s. I’m half-Puerto Rican, half the typical German/English mix found […]
Filed under: Air Quality, Asthma Girl, Asthma Moms and Dads, Bio, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Environment | 10 people talking »
