So, you've just been diagnosed with a chronic disease -

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15. Prednisone - I have one son with severe asthma -

it doesn't hit him with a sudden attack but acts like a flare. When he was little, he'd lose lung capacity over a few days. I'd use every trick I knew to get him opened up just to avoid going to the prednisone. The few times we had to use it though, it was a literal life saver!