Parenting is often described as one of the hardest and most satisfying jobs on the planet – hard because it doesn’t come with an instruction manual (or perhaps I may have left mine on the chair at the hospital all those years ago) and satisfying because it is the second most forgiving profession, where you can make mistake after mistake and still produce happy, brilliant, beautiful, wonderful offspring. The first most forgiving profession is of course weatherman, but we’ll leave that for another post. Like weebles, children bounce and are stronger than any parent ever expects. But there is nothing worse for a parent than seeing a child in distress, and at those times having a place to turn for help can mean everything.
Aurora Health Care, the non-profit responsible for St. Luke’s South Shore Hospital in Wisconsin was started as a non-profit in 1984. And today, doctors Keng, Mullin and Zaidi stand ready to help distressed parents and children anytime, day or night. And knowing they’re there to help with the serious stuff lets the residents of southern Milwaukee spend most of their time focused on the fun things with their children. It’s a pleasure today to quietly support the St. Luke’s foundation in support of those dedicated ER docs.
Asthma, described as a chronic lung disease causing its affected difficulty in breathing, affects more than 7% of the US population, and is particularly pernicious in young children. The cause is unknown. According to the most recent study by the Wisconsin DHS, each year there are more than 22,000 asthma related visits to hospital emergency rooms in a state with a population of just over 5 million people. Fortunately for the children suffering from juvenile asthma, there is great work being done on the problem today. The American Lung Association, as an example, spent more than $48 million last year to help doctors and researchers seek a cure for asthma. Today, it is our pleasure to support the ALA’s work in the hopes that their efforts result in even one less trip to the ER for a child and parent in distress.
Thank you so much for this post and for your help. Childhood asthma has been very scary for my family, but it’s encouraging to know that there are people out there constantly working to improve things for our children. I’ve appreciated the help I’ve gotten from the ER docs at St. Luke’s and Children’s Hospital.