Funny Eli

So I took Eli to an Allergy and Asthma place because he just always seems to look tired and acts like it is so hard to breath. Well he has a few allergies - knew that - but now they have a name. He has asthma, we are trying an inhaler and will return in a few weeks to the dr to talk more about that. But now my kids all think this is some great thing to broadcast to EVERYONE! ARG! They played at a friends house (just the boys) and the family said to Redge when they were picked up "So Eli is allergic to ..." Brother!
So I had to have the conversation that "you have had this all your life, it hasn't killed you yet" and "we don't need to be telling everyone about it" type of conversation. But his comment yesterday about made me crack up laughing... "So, mom, since I am sick and have to take medicine (inhaler), I shouldn't be going to church, right?"
I guess this is going to take a few more conversations to help his understanding what asthma is and that his isn't "sick" medicine. As the doctor was instructing us to dust/vacuum his room and have him not be in there while doing it and for an hour afterwards - I thought of telling the doctor "stop talking right now" because I can just see Eli's cogs a turning... "hmm this means I don't have to clean anymore, right." I guess I had better invest in a mask. No excuses!
Maybe it was better to not have a name for the allergies...