Good. When I told some friends I was diagnosed with
asthma some expressed sadness that I have this "chronic
lung disease" but I was so relieved to know that it was
something that could be helped--that I did not have to
feel that way the rest of my life--that I didn't feel sad
at all.

By the way--the doc told me last week that regardless of
asthma, we can improve our lung volume and function
by exercising. (Anything that makes us breathe hard
for a while qualifies.) So there is even more we can do, in
addition to taking our medicine and avoiding triggers.
Of course some people have exercise-triggered
asthma, and this might not be true for them.

;)