Monday, August 24, 2009

Asthma book for kids


Introducing Breathless Bethany Buttercup
Bethany Buttercup is a happy-go-lucky girl with lots of friends. Together they share neighborhood adventures from morning to night — except when asthma symptoms slow her down. Bethany has asthma. That’s how she got her nickname, Breathless Bethany Buttercup.
Try as she might, when Bethany can’t breathe well, she’s just not a happy camper! Using her quick-relief inhaler like her doctor said helps. So does staying away from things that make her wheeze. But when Bethany’s symptoms keep coming back, she and her mom get extra help from her doctor who prescribes an additional inhaler she takes every single day.
Bethany doesn’t notice any immediate improvement in her breathing when she uses the new inhaler; that’s because it treats the quiet part of asthma she doesn’t feel – airway inflammation and swelling – that can lead to asthma symptoms.
Bethany has a written asthma action plan that gets updated every few months. She follows instructions and takes her medicines so she can breathe easier. She carries her quick-relief inhaler everywhere she goes. She keeps her daily inhaler at home beside her bed.
Bethany and her mom are learning better ways to control asthma and so can you and your family!
If Bethany’s story sounds familiar, you’ll want to order your free copy of Breathless Bethany Buttercup today. This jewel of a children’s book was written by Tolya Thompson as part of a partnership project between Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics and Schering-Plough. Simply complete the order form (one per household, please) and watch your mailbox. But hurry! This offer is only good until supplies run out.
While reading Breathless Bethany Buttercup, engage your little ones with asthma in discussions such as, “How do you feel when you are having trouble breathing? What is the worst part of having asthma?” “Do you ever feel like Bethany?” You may be surprised how much insight you gain!

Learning about asthma and how to take care of it is a step-by-step process for children and parents. AANMA is here to help shorten your learning curve.
Become a member of a growing network of families just like yours. Join AANMA today.
Click here or call 800-878-4403.

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