It looks as though things are brewing for a second attack in a week, A still has a chesty cough which is getting much more dry and incessant as the day has gone on. Her nose has started streaming again and things just look as though they're headed nowhere good. We've piled in with inhalers, but thinking of getting the Prednisolone started sooner rather than later. It would be about right, for reasons other than A's asthma, today has been one of the saddest I can remember, if you have a moment to step back and appreciate the people that you love in your life then please do.
Before I give a bit of background on our experience with asthma, I thought I'd add a couple of useful links. Firstly, Asthma UK are an incredible charity and have a great website, excellent resources and knowledgeable asthma nurses on the end of the phone between Monday and Friday. I think that BootsWedMD is also a good site which shows appreciation for the differing types of asthma symptoms and explains quite clearly the stages of an attack which I think is particularly important when caring for a child with asthma as they cannot necessarily tell you how they are feeling and what's happening to them. Something that's been really invaluable to us is the under 5's Personal Asthma Action plan available here from Asthma UK along with action plans for older children. It's very important to keep the plan current in consultation with your GP or asthma nurse, but in the middle of the night when you're at your wits end wondering which course of action to take next...
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