8 The QUEE NS Courier • health • october 2, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com ▶health New York Hospital Queens Pediatric Asthma Center helps kids stay active Today, Jonathon Honya of Whitestone is an active, thriving 6-year-old. He’s enjoying first grade and runs around at the playground just like other kids. Looking at him, you’d probably never guess that he lives with asthma. Regular check-ups with Dr. Hadi Jabbar, Dr. Gonzalo Sabogaland and Dr. Wifredo Lao at the New York Hospital Queens Pediatric Asthma Center help to manage his asthma. This wasn’t always the case. By the time Jonathon was 13 months old, he had been rushed to the emergency room and hospitalized several times at another facility for trouble breathing — he’d wake up in the middle of the night wheezing and coughing, and he couldn’t catch his breath. At each visit, he was diagnosed with bronchitis. After several of these events, his grandmother, Bonnie Honya, requested a consultation with a lung specialist. “I was so scared because Jonathon was very sick and we didn’t know why,” Honya said. They were referred to the New York Hospital Queens Pediatric Asthma Center. There, doctors diagnosed Jonathon with asthma and prescribed medications to treat his asthma and improve his breathing. “Now we’re able to manage Jonathon’s asthma at home without going to the emergency room,” Honya said. “Compared to the way Jonathon felt since we first met Dr. Jabbar, Dr. Sabogal and Dr. Lao, we’ve seen a tremendous improvement in his breathing. He feels so much better. And I feel much less anxious about his health. We are grateful for Dr. Gonzalo Sabogal with Jonathon Honya and his grandmother, Bonnie Honya. the support of the wonderful doctors and staff at the New York Hospital Queens Pediatric Asthma Center.” The family granted written permission, in accordance with HIPAA regulations, to use their names, likeness and information for purposes of this testimonial. All are invited to a fun, family-friendly event benefiting programs that help kids living with asthma To support the New York Hospital Queens Pediatric Asthma Center — and its dedication to helping families like the Honyas — please come to Healthy Kids and Family Day. The fun, familyfriendly event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at the New York Hall of Science and Rocket Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It will feature soccer clinics led by professional players from the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, mini golf in Rocket Park, open play and exploration of the Hall of Science, balloon twisting and face painting, refreshments, games, prizes and more. Proceeds will support a peer mentoring program for teenagers with asthma, interactive asthma education, and new cutting-edge technology to improve the management of asthma. For ticket information and more information about the programs that will be supported by funds raised at Healthy Kids & Family Day, please visit http:// www.nyhq.org/Healthy-Kids-Family-Day. Throughout the U.S., asthma is a leading cause of emergency room visits, hospitalizations and missed school days. Your support will help ensure that more of the nearly 50,000 children with asthma in Queens can breathe better and participate fully in sports and daily activities. 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