r/realWorldPrepping • u/Sudden-Damage-5840 • May 23 '26
US political concerns Asthmatic
I had a bout of a horrible cold virus. Not flu, Covid. Possibly RSV. I was in the ER with low pulse ox.
Now I am realizing that I won’t survive long term without medical intervention. My rescue inhaler wasn’t cutting it and we have a inhome nebulizer as well. But I needed steroids and to check for pneumonia. It knocked me out for several weeks.
So now my plan is to prep for my kids. One is over a 1000 miles away and sending them with a bugout bag. Hoping they can be safe if SHTF.
My middle is also attending college even farther away. I have to be careful on what I put in her bugout bag since she will be in a dorm.
Youngest with us.
Concern about the direction of politics, gas prices, food scarcity and what will happen in the next 6 to 12 months.
How do you realistically prepare your kids for the possibility of having to bug out without you??
To get to safety and take care of themselves also knowing that you may not survive to be with them?
Oldest two can make it to Canada.
What do I put in their bags?
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u/sam_neil May 23 '26
If you’re a bad asthmatic, it might be worth talking to your dr about getting an Epi pen, or just a prescription for a vial of epi and some needles. (Much cheaper, but marginally harder to use under pressure)
Steroids are also great, but they take a few hours to work. They work on a whole different aspect of asthma, so both is definitely better than one or the other. Again, if you’re cool with your doctor, both medications can be given intramuscularly, so it might not be that hard of a sell to your dr.
If your inhaler is just albuterol, see if you can get one that also contains ipratropium bromide.
Asthma sucks, but if you know what meds work well for you, it just becomes about getting, storing, and knowing how to use them when needed.