Sara loved to run. Sha watched the track meets at school even as a first grader. An asthmatic. She occasionally had to use an inhaler, but seemed determined to be an athlete. SHould Sara be discouraged from pursuing her goal?
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One of the sailors on a high school sailing team I coach has that problem. I carry her inhaler in the chase boat. We only needed it once in two seasons. None of us would dream of not encouraging her to compete.
My adult son has asthma, but has built up his lung capacity by bicycling -- sometimes 100 miles in a day.