The document is an interview with Phillip about living with asthma. [1] Phillip describes asthma attacks as being unable to breathe and feeling like a fish out of water. [2] An inhaler provides immediate relief by clearing the lungs and allowing breathing again. [3] At its worst, Phillip's asthma caused constant coughing and bronchitis that required hospitalization, but exercise and time have improved his symptoms.

1. Respiratory System Interview
Justin: For starters, how does it feel to have asthma? Can you run? Can you exercise?
Phillip: First of all, it’s not nice. I can run but its hard to breathe, also yes, I can exercise.
Justin: Have you ever had an asthma attack? How does it feel and how does the inhaler
help?
Phillip: It feels like being a fish out of water. You can’t breathe, you start gasping for
breathe but you cant breathe.
Justin: What does the inhaler feel like when you inhale?
Phillip: You can just breathe again. It feels like everything is clearing.
Justin: I understand that it has gotten better, but when it was at its worst, what were
some of the symptoms of asthma? What happened? Did you ever have to go to the
emergency room?
Phillip: I wouldn’t stop coughing. I was hospitalized and then it turned into bronchitis.
Justin: Have your symptoms gotten better?
Phillip: Yes, much better.
Justin: If so, how did you get them to this point?
Phillip: Basically it took time. I exercised a lot.
Justin: Were you born with asthma or was it something you acquired over time?

2. Phillip: Yes, I was born with it.
Justin: What are some ways that you can heal or make your case less severe?
Phillip: As I said before, exercise a lot and in time it can get better.
Justin: How do you think we can prevent other people from getting asthma?
Phillip: Try to make the air cleaner and stop smoking.
Justin: Did you or do you take any medication for asthma?
Phillip: I took asthma medication to open up my lungs.
Justin: I’ve heard of many types of medication, what type did you take?
Phillip: I took two types. I took pills and my inhaler.