COPPELL, TEXAS -
Camp Airways is not your ordinary summer camp. The campers run to learn their physical limits and play a board game named Lungo. They answer questions about dry powder inhalers, inflammation and asthma episodes.
Asthma episodes are something Allie Saunders knows all about, she was diagnosed last year and has been to the emergency room three times.
"Like I was just having a hard time for about five seconds and I was so worried that I just kept going on and on with fast breathing," Allie said. "I had to go to the emergency room and have a nebulizer treatment for about two hours."
Allie plays softball and runs while her sister Lillie also has asthma and loves the outdoors--but with a Texas sized summer all but here enjoying the outdoors is a problem.
"Well my chest gets tight a lot and so I have to stay inside in cool air a lot of the time," Lillie said. "If I take my medicine I can go outside and have fun."
Baylor-Irving community relations directed Pam Beers said the camp is designed to encourage kids to have a safer summer.
"It's important for them to know what kind of things they might experience with their asthma and what to do in case they are having an asthma attack."
Elizabeth Saunders said she wants Allie and Lilly to be empowered by learning about their condition.
"Lillie is is going to be running in a 5k race tomorrow morning and I don't think i would have let her do that if not but for this camp."
As for Lillie--Camp Airways has her off and running.
"I think I am going to be able to manage it better because of what i learned today," Lillie said. "I'll be able to do more this summer."
Asthma episodes are something Allie Saunders knows all about, she was diagnosed last year and has been to the emergency room three times.
"Like I was just having a hard time for about five seconds and I was so worried that I just kept going on and on with fast breathing," Allie said. "I had to go to the emergency room and have a nebulizer treatment for about two hours."
Allie plays softball and runs while her sister Lillie also has asthma and loves the outdoors--but with a Texas sized summer all but here enjoying the outdoors is a problem.
"Well my chest gets tight a lot and so I have to stay inside in cool air a lot of the time," Lillie said. "If I take my medicine I can go outside and have fun."
Baylor-Irving community relations directed Pam Beers said the camp is designed to encourage kids to have a safer summer.
"It's important for them to know what kind of things they might experience with their asthma and what to do in case they are having an asthma attack."
Elizabeth Saunders said she wants Allie and Lilly to be empowered by learning about their condition.
"Lillie is is going to be running in a 5k race tomorrow morning and I don't think i would have let her do that if not but for this camp."
As for Lillie--Camp Airways has her off and running.
"I think I am going to be able to manage it better because of what i learned today," Lillie said. "I'll be able to do more this summer."
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