My poor little brother.....he got diagnosed when he was an infant....the doctors finally came out and said he had asthma when he was about 18 months old....I remember him crying while he was taking his first treatments....he's been on medication nonstop ever since....on Albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin....now he's on Flovent, in an inhaler. He's had that since he was eight or so, and will likely have to take it for the rest of his life. My other brother also has asthma, but usually only has a problem once a year or so. He's virtually 'grown out of it.'
