Jessica's Story
It’s not easy being a single parent, and for Jessica, it’s especially challenging. Not only is she a student, a bank employee, and a handball player who competes nationally, this 28-year-old also is the mother of a child with severe asthma.
Jessica’s son, Aden, was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with asthma. Although Jessica never smoked, many of Aden’s attacks were triggered by exposure to secondhand smoke. Jessica’s mother, who watched Aden during the day while Jessica was at work, was a smoker. Unfortunately, Jessica didn’t know the connection between secondhand smoke exposure and asthma.
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- Podcast - Jessica's Radio Ad (:30)
(:46) - Podcast en Español - El consejo de Jessica sobre el asma (:30) (:55)
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Jessica, a mother with a young son who suffers from asthma attacks due to secondhand smoke exposure, urges people not to be shy to tell people not to smoke around kids in this TV ad from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign.
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