My name is Emily and I am an asthma mom to Karabo! He is 5 years old and has dealt with asthma most of his life. From a few weeks old, his respiratory rate was always faster than normal. At 5 months old, he was hospitalized in the ICU for 12 days with RSV. Six months later, we realized this was more than just recovering from RSV and they started treating his symptoms as asthma. From age 1 to 3 his asthma got increasingly worse and it got to a point that he needed multiple albuterol treatments every day and every runny nose turned into pneumonia. We finally found a pulmonologist who switched his medications, did testing and went in to look at and flush his airways. After that, we kept him home for 6 months because his lungs were so weak. It was at that point that she felt confident in diagnosing him with severe persistent asthma. At age 5, we are finally at a place where we feel comfortable and confident with controlling and treating his asthma. Although even a common cold can turn into a severe sickness for him, he lives his life like a normal kid and knows what to do if he has an asthma attack. 

Danielle is the owner of Today's the Best Day, an online community for women who strive to find the good in each day. She is a wife to her high school sweetheart and mom to three miracle babies - one of which was diagnosed with asthma when he was only one year old. Being a mom of an asthmatic child can be so scary and it is her hope that by sharing her story, she can help other women who may be battling something similar. Through her infertility journey and battle with PCOS, Danielle is passionate about the blessing of motherhood and hopes to help you and your family to make every day the best day! You can connect with her and join "The Bestie Squad" on all social platforms - but Instagram is secretly her favorite @todaysthebestday!

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Madison is a single mama to a seven-year-old little, redheaded boy named Carson. Carson was born at 33 weeks gestation and was in the NICU for two and a half weeks. He came home for two weeks and then was put back into our local children’s hospital (Lebonheur) for RSV at just a month old. This is when they found out that Carson had asthma. From then on, Carson spent the whole first two years of his life in and out of LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Something so small (like a cold) could put him into distress and cause an asthma attack. Carson regularly sees a pulmonologist and is on two inhalers a day (steroid and albuterol). He is seven now and his mom can confidently say that they have his asthma under control. They have even tried to wean him off the steroid that he’s been on for his lungs (work in progress). He lives life like a normal kid and is aware of all the signs and symptoms and knows when he is experiencing them.

Katie Rankin is a girl mom of three in Kentucky! Her oldest daughter, 7, has dealt with asthma since she was a toddler. Living in the Ohio Valley, there are so many allergens in the air that contribute to asthma. Having the option to take a nebulizer on the go, is such a game-changer for asthma families!

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Annie Immello is a photographer in the Hampton Roads area in Virginia and a busy mom of three. Her son, Crossin (5) suffers from asthma. Between running her oldest to dance and her youngest to preschool, she is so happy to have an on-the-go nebulizer option.

Ondria Witt is the CEO/Founder of the award-winning Family Lifestyle Blog, Mommy's Block Party. Ondria began Mommy's Block Party in 2011 after the birth of her first child. She wanted a way to connect moms with the brands & products they've been using for years, and to those, they may not know of. Parents want the best for our families, and MBP aims to share honest reviews about products, services, attractions, accommodations, restaurants, and more, so subscribers can make informed decisions. Their team of 10 Contributors firmly believes in 'word of mom' advertising- online & offline. Mommy's Block Party offers various ways to connect consumers with brands & fun opportunities for families while staying true to their main goal of offering support to families around the globe.Along with having won multiple awards, Mommy's Block Party has received a Blogger Growth Grant, has received numerous honors, brand partnerships, and Founder Ondria Witt has made several appearances on the local news circuit in Charlotte, NC. Ondria currently resides in North Carolina just her husband Aleksandr, and their two children.

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