Byline: ROBYN SURIANO The Orlando Sentinel
Many children with asthma suffer because their disease is poorly controlled, causing sudden attacks and unplanned trips to the doctor's office or emergency rooms each year, according to a national survey released last week.
The survey found that asthma interferes with many aspects of family life. Parents worry about allowing their kids to play at someone else's house or to enjoy vigorous activities. They fear permanent damage to their child's lungs and death from a sudden attack.
The findings are not surprising to anyone who has watched a child with asthma struggling to breathe. Taylor Mobley of Oviedo, Fla., 11, suffered a bad attack …
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