10 Thursday. April 23, 1987 / University Daily Kansan Program helps asthma victims cope By IENNIFER WYRICK Staff writer Jim Ryun is the most successful miler ever to come out of the University of Kansas. He was the first high school athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes. And he did it despite having asthma. Superbreathers, a program for families with asthmatic children, tries to help asthmatics live normal lives. The program is sponsored by Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the American Lung Association of Kansas. The four-week course, for 6 to 12-year-old asthmatic children and their parents, is designed to enable them to better understand and cope. While parents attend informational sessions on asthma, conducted by local health care professionals, children participate in breathing control exercises and educational activities, said Nancy Donahay, community education coordinator at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The first session on Monday acquainted parents with the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system. The remaining sessions deal with medications and their effects, family relationships and the asthmatic child's nutrition. Donahey said. Children engage in activities, such as swimming, breathing control exercises and asthma education, which are designed to develop their self-confidence and ability to take care of themselves. Swimming and karate were especially effective because they involved both controlled movements Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Many adults also suffer from it. During the most serious of attacks, victims fight to expel air, only making it more difficult to breathe. The panic or overexcitement that seizes the child or adult only makes the attack worse. and breathing, Donahey said. In an effort to take in more air, victims usually sit up. They perspire, and the lips and nailbeds may take on a bluish cast as the severity of the attack increases. Such episodes in a child or an adult can be life-threatening. But children and adults can and should lead a normal life, said Ron Weiner, a lawrence specialist in asthma and allergies. An important factor in living with asthmatics is the emotional atmosphere around them. They should be encouraged to learn and to develop normally without feeling that they are different. The Superbreathers staff consists of a program facilitator, allergist, pulmonary specialist, water safety instructor, certified karate instructor, registered nurse and nutritionist The American Lung Association also has a summer program called Camp Superbreathers, said Susan Hall, northeast region director for the American Lung Association of Kansas. The camp is designed to reinforce the idea that asthmatic children can spend all night away from home and participate in a variety of sports. 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