Being in the hospital is no fun, but neither is a bad asthma attack. Someone needs to explain to her mother that some of the inhalers are long-term preventative inhalers. They have to be used every day to be effective. I know, I do two puffs every morning of my Azmacort, then rinse my mouth out. It's annoying, but not as annoying as a hospital stay! Only the albuterol has any immediate effect, the other NEED to be done all the time!

Samatha's doctor needs to drum that into her mom's head.