Welcome to
Amanda Robin Whiteman's
Memorial Asthma Page

At the age of 2 Years old Amanda was Hospitalized 
with Pneumonia, it was at this time that we were told 
that she was a borderline asthmatic and that she would 
out grow it.  Over the next 8.5 years she had about 6 
bouts where she needed to use a nebulizer.  Usually 
when she would bring a cold home from school.  She 
had not had an episodes in almost a year, it was 
in the fall of 2003 that her & her brother were diagnosted 
with Strep Throat and she ended up needing her nebulizer.

If your child or anyone you know has Asthma take it very 
serious and learn all that you can.  Not always will you get 
time to see any of the symptoms.  With Amanda she was very 
excited as she had just started middle School and met new 
friends.  She kept telling us how she could not wait for 
tomorrow so that she could get back to Horizon Middle School 
and her new classes & friends.  She did not have any of the 
normal symptoms that an Asthma Attack was coming on.
My wife & I put her to bed at around 9:00pm and gave
her Hugs, Kisses and told her how much we loved her.
We also wished her happy dreams and that we would see her 
in the morning.  At about 9:45pm my wife and I got ready 
to go to bed and we checked on both children.  Our son
was sound asleep in his bed but we could not find Amanda
in her bed.  I found her on the far side of her bed face down.
She had gotten out of bed and straighted her sheets and 
it appears she was going after her Inhaler (about 4 steps 
from her bed) and never made it.  The Muscles around her Lungs 
constricted and forced the air out and she collapes and never 
could get air.  There was not a sound from her to warn us 
that she was in trouble.  

Please follow the URLs below to learn as much as you can
about Asthma.  As I find more information I will continue 
to add it.  God Bless and stay healthy.

Asthma Walk