Asthma is not a cause for shame. These are signs of an asthma attack. Tight chest, cough and wheeze. Some asthma attacks are mild. Some asthma attacks get very serious.
People can die from a bad asthma attack.
People with asthma may wake up at night because of coughing or trouble breathing. Keep things out of the home that start asthma attacks. Make special changes to the room where the person with asthma sleeps. They get dusty and moldy. No smoking or strong smells in bedroom.