Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C

Asthma has a lot of strange asthma triggers, and one of those can be strong emotions. One strong emotion can be stress, and I experienced a VERY stressful situation yesterday...

My college-aged daughter has been having a tough time with her asthma this year. Her asthma specialist ran a series of tests to see what was going on with her...

Twenty-four years ago, our lives changed forever when my then 5-year-old was hospitalized for “breathing problems.” The respiratory therapist in the pediatrics wing THEN told me my son had asthma...

At my last job, I managed multiple webinars every month. After each webinar, I would carefully comb through the comments and suggestions to make sure the webinar topics were meeting...

It is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season (again). I was just listening to a podcast called "Incubation," and the doctor said she dreads this time of year because the halls...

My college-aged daughter had emergency surgery last month. I knew something was wrong and first took her to urgent care for a diagnosis. A few days later, I then took...

I just gave a presentation at a national conference of allergy and asthma physician assistants (PAs). Many of them were surprised to find out about asthma home visit programs, so...

If there is one thing I do not understand, it is health insurance in the United States. How do insurance companies decide what they will cover and how much they...

Oh, the innocence of young parents. I try to keep a straight face when a harried young mom tells me how lucky I am that my kids are all adults...

I do not know if all schools require this, but in my state, they require students take a band or orchestra class starting in junior high. My 3 kids all...

I was flying to Washington, DC, (again) for work. My family often joins me every May as advocates from all over the United States visit our reps on Capitol Hill...

My friend has a son who is battling cancer, and she often posts updates for friends and family. She shared 1 experience this week about her son being given the...

I am settled in and ready for my cross-country flight. I have: Check, check, check, and check. The flight is even going to leave on time. This should be a...

If I only knew what I was getting myself into when I had my first child 32 years ago... I tried to prepare to be a good parent. I read...

I was watching the Today Show and stopped in my tracks when a story came on about medical gaslighting. Maria Shriver was reporting on the problem that, when women complain...

I am on a Zoom call and am looking at myself on video. Who is that person with the Chipmunk Cheeks?! What is wrong with my face? I could not...

Years ago, the neighbor’s cats decided to move in with us. Tabby and Siamese figured out that we were suckers. We made the mistake of leaving the front door open...

I wrote an article about how I am afraid of getting sick. Because when I get sick, my body is like “I got you! Let’s Go Big or Go Home!"...

I really marvel at people who go about their lives, never worrying about getting sick. Our family has always had bad luck with respiratory infections. We are a family of...

For years, I coordinated an Asthma Home Visit Program. It was a cool idea really - doctors and hospitals referred patients to Public Health Educators (who could provide extra education)...