«Asthma Day»

Asthma doesn’t seem to bother me any more unless I’m around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.

Steve Allen

And I really believe that. Asthma is NOT a disability!

Dominique Wilkins

Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.

Cathy Freeman

At least 50% of all children in the United States are allergic to cow’s milk, many undiagnosed. Dairy products are the leading cause of food allergy, often revealed by diarrhea, constipation, and fatigue. Many cases of asthma and sinus infections are reported to be relieved and even eliminated by cutting out dairy.

Frank Oski

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

What people need to know is that asthma isn’t a minor ’wheeze-disease.’ It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could’ve been one of them.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Asthma research is a lot better and new medicines are always coming out to help young people. Dominique Wilkins

I’ve got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I’ve taken better care of my illness.

Ville Valo

When you’re having an asthma attack, you don’t have any breath. When you don’t have any breath, it’s hard to speak. You’re limited by the amount of air you can spend from your lungs. That’s not much, something between three to six words. It gives the word a meaning. You’re searching through the piles of words in your head, picking the most important ones. And they have a cost. It’s not like the healthy people that take out every word that has accumulated in their head like garbage. When someone, while having an asthma attack, says "I love you" or "I really love you", there’s a difference. A word difference. And a word is a lot, because that word could have been "sit", "Ventolin" or even "ambulance".

Etgar Keret

If we ensure access to health care and ’best practice’ asthma treatment for children, especially those at high risk, there is the potential to save the health care system billions of dollars.

Irwin Redlener