-: I really like to see the families.
No one is the same.
The children are amazing,
they all connect with you on a different level.
Some of them are very similar to myself,
where they're very outgoing and they love to talk,
some of them are more quiet,
and I really like to see those patients,
because they do have an underlying fear
that may cause them to be that quiet,
and then just talk to them about what may be happening,
why it's happening, explaining what's happening
in their body, that make's them have the asthma flare.
It really does open them up, and you can see that,
that light come on in their head, they start to talk to you,
it's a great time.
But also, the parents, they seem to learn a lot.
And when you see them learning, you already know that the
outcomes for that child is going to be much greater.
We give you all the education,
and then we want you to follow with your primary care doctor
because that's the person who should be taking care of your
child on a regular basis.
But sometimes, some parents, because of toxic stress,
because of other issues in the home,
or because of landlord issues,
it seems like they're having a lot of issues getting
the child's asthma under control.
So we do see some frequent fliers, they come back a lot,
and we do whatever we can,
we contact the Children's Law Center,
there's a program that does home visits,
so they'll actually come to the house, do a home assessment,
see what's triggering the child's asthma,
and then write a report, and that parent can then give that
report to the landlord,
or if they have some sort of legal action going on,
they can give it to their lawyer,
and it's just one more step closer to getting them
the resources they need.
But yeah, it is difficult when you see a family
who is struggling with this, because for the most part,
asthma is a very manageable disease.
So, there are just a lot of other factors that contribute.