At the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 11-year-old Brianna Allgood is being tested by a machine called a spirometer. It measures her breathing.
Brianna has asthma. Sometimes she has difficulty breathing. Most of us would have a hard time imagining what that’s like.
“It feels like your chest starts tightening and you’re like and you can’t really breathe much air,” Brianna said.
Vickie Elliot is Brianna’s grandmother. She says she finds herself checking in on Brianna – a lot – just to make sure she’s breathing okay.
“Having a child like that in the home is scary because anything could happen,” Elliot said.
Brianna is luckier than some kids with asthma. Her family can get her to the clinic. They now know how to treat the asthma.
Elliott says it’s made a difference.