Look at Kat go! She loves soccer and track and field events,
like running and jumping. She even qualified for the National
Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. Unless you saw her
using her inhaler, you would never guess that she has asthma.
Asthma is a lung problem that can make it difficult to breathe.
Breathing, as you know, is pretty important when you're running
a race or charging down the soccer field. Your body needs the
oxygen it gets from breathing to work properly. And your body
needs even more oxygen when you're exercising. So how does Kat
do it? Let's find out: How old were you when you first
discovered you have asthma? I was 8 years old and in the third
grade. What happened that led you and your family to think you
might have asthma? My mom says I had a bad cough that sounded
like a bark and it just would not go away. Did you have a lot of
tests, and what were they like? I had a pin test where they
injected (under my skin) tiny amounts of the stuff that can
cause allergies. I had that test