Deselah Hawkins runs and plays with a yellow bag around her neck at Camp Tyler’s annual Asthma Camp. That little yellow bag means a lot of things to the 11-year-old - it’s lifesaving asthma medication, it’s a lesson to help her learn responsibility in managing her symptoms and it's a promise that she can be a normal child.
For more than 30 years children from all over the state have flocked to the camp, where they get a traditional camping experience while learning how to manage symptoms.
Members of Deselah’s family had attended the camp as children and recommended it to her parents. Pipper Binion-Stanberry, 10, said her mother had attended as well.....
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Family remembers man who died after asthma attack
McPherson, Kan. (KWCH) A McPherson College football player died after his mom said he had an asthma attack Friday. Twenty one-year-old Braden Bush was hanging out with his girlfriend Friday night when he couldn't breathe.
"We were just sitting on the couch watching a movie," said Braden's girlfriend, Cierra Logan. "It was so out of nowhere."
Family and friends said they share memories, look at pictures and watch videos to cope.
"He was always happy," said Logan. "He lived life to the fullest."
Braden's mom, Tiffany Bush, said he had asthma as a child, but she never expected it to be this severe now. Doctors told the family Braden had outgrown the asthma.....
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Case study: Asthma exacerbation with heroin use
The case of an asthma death associated with heroin use.
This case came to light as a part of my work on the clinical governance board for Blenheim, a charity providing support to drug and alcohol users, but I believe the learning points are highly relevant for GPs with or without special interests in substance misuse.....
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