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When we were 8 or 9, my parents sent my brother and I to Denver, National Home for Asthmetic Children. We werew out there for a year, and went to school there also. Most of the time was undergoing tests in the hospital. We also got to play on weekends. After a year we came back home "almost cured".
We were allergic to all dairy, dogs, trees, grass, mold. The time was 1950. They did not have a lot of the treatments available now. At age 12 we moved to Long Island where I still live. Even though one does not get cured, it does not bother me anymore. It has not bothered me in many years. However, it comes out in other ways: skin problems mainly... exzema, psoriasis, etc. The sun helps. I am able to eat just about anything I want. Also, I have had dogs since I was in my 20s. Mostly mixed breeds. A lot of people with asthma are alergic to pure-breds. However, I now have a Yorkie.If kids take their meds as directed, they may not have to take them for as long as they think. Life can be good.View Thread
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