Hi, my name is Dylan.

Welcome to our house.

Come on in.

This is my mom.

Hi.

And this is my sister, Devika.

Hi!

I'm nine years old and I have lots of hobbies.

I like to build things, I like to draw, I like to beatbox, and I love to dance.

I also have asthma.

That means sometimes, the airways of my lungs swell up and make it hard for me to breathe.

This is what my lungs look like when I have an asthma attack and I need help.

And Buster has asthma, too.

Welcome to my room.

Some things make my asthma worse, so I try to keep away from them.

My asthma triggers are horse, dust mites and smoke.

Dust mites are little creatures that live in bedding, like in my pillow.

So I have these special sacks on my pillow and on my bed to keep dust mites out.

Even though I have asthma, it doesn't stop me from doing all the normal kid's things.

I just need to remember to take my medications.

This is my control medicine.

This medicine helps keep my asthma under good control.

This is my rescue medicine.

If I start coughing a lot, this medicine will help me feel better right away.

I'm excited because I'm about to go to asthma camp for kids who have asthma like me, and I'm also excited because I'm about to go away from home for a whole week, and it's going to be my first time.

At asthma camp, we're going to do all the normal, fun things, like roast marshmallows, swim and have talent shows.

Today, I'm going for a checkup to see if I'm all ready and healthy for camp.

I'm on my way to Boston Children's for my appointment with Nurse Haynes.

Hi, Dylan, how are you today?

- Good.

- Great.

How have you been doing with your asthma?

Great.

Excellent, excellent.

Have you had any coughing?

No.

Good.

How about any trouble when you're exercising or playing sports?

Um... no.

No?

Super.

And have you needed to use your rescue inhaler in the last month?

Um... the red one?

The red one.

No.

No, so no shortness of breath.

How about trouble breathing at night?

Nope, it's been great.

Smooth sailing.

Excellent, so now what I want to do is I want to take a listen to your lungs and check your head and your throat, okay?

Your tongue.

Take a big breath... Blow out... Good.

Big breath here... Good job.

And one here.

Your lungs sound really clear, really nice.

Do you think you might be ready for camp?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Have you packed your bags already?

Yep.

I think you might be ready for camp.

Yes!

(laughing) I'm all ready for camp!

I'll be sure to send you a postcard.

See ya!