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>> CAN YOU TOUCH THE SKY WITH YOUR FEET?
>> YEAH.
>> THE GOAL OF TREATING SOMEONE WITH ASTHMA IS TO HAVE THEM
HAVE A NORMAL LIFESTYLE.
THAT MEANS THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY SPORTS
THEY WANT TO PARTAKE IN, AND THEY OUGHT TO BE FEELING WELL
ALL THE TIME.
>> NOW THAT I TAKE MY MEDICATION REGULARLY,
I CAN RIDE BIKES AS WELL AND AS LONG AS MY FRIENDS CAN.
>> THERE SHOULD BE NO MISSED DAYS FROM SCHOOL OR VERY FEW
MISSED DAYS FROM SCHOOL.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CHILD
AND HIS OR HER PARENTS.
>> ANY CHILD WHO HAS ASTHMA AND WHOSE FAMILY FOLLOWS A PROPER
MANAGEMENT PLAN CAN LIVE A COMPLETELY NORMAL LIFESTYLE.
THEY CAN BE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE.
THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY REALLY WANT TO.
>> HE USED TO JUST STAND AT PATIO DOOR AND LOOK OUT,
AND HE USED TO CRY WATCHING THE OTHER KIDS PLAY.
AND RIGHT AFTER THAT, RIGHT AFTER HE MET DR. PAWLOWSKI,
HE SIGNED UP FOR SOCCER THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
NEVER PLAYED SOCCER BEFORE IN HIS LIFE.
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING, JUST RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE
HAVING A GOOD TIME.
HE WAS THE MVP OF THE SOCCER LEAGUE THAT YEAR, YOU KNOW.
>> WE HAVE LESS VISITS TO THE HOSPITAL.
I HAVE LESS CALLOUTS IN MY JOB.
>> AND EVERY TIME I SEE HIM I JUST SMILE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
A BLESSING THAT HE'S HERE WITH US NOW, TO BE HONEST.
>> BY WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD'S DOCTOR, YOU CAN CONTROL ASTHMA
AND YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT A CHILD
WITHOUT ASTHMA CAN DO.
>> WHEN A CHILD'S ASTHMA SYMPTOMS ARE CONTROLLED,
THEY CAN HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.
>> ASTHMA IS AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM THAT'S CONTROLLED BEST
WHEN THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO
AND DECIDE TO TAKE CONTROL.