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As you may or may not know, I have asthma. I was diagnosed at age 3 and it's been a pain in my backside (read: chest) every since. I was a very active child who loved to run and play all the time but I was always bogged down by the wheezing and tightness in my chest meaning I had to leave my friends and find my inhaler. This would be a regular occurrence. Run around, wheeze, get inhaler, sit down for 10 mins, go back to running like a wild child. Repeat. As I got older my asthma calmed down some and I was able to go about my normal day to day business without it ever bothering me, I even stopped taking my preventer in the morning (dear god do not tell my parents or my GP). However, one day out of the blue, I woke up wheezing and a tightness in my chest. I called the GP and they said to go straight down, so I got myself onto a bus. As I sat in the waiting area, it got harder and harder to breathe. Very quickly I realised "oh no, not good", so I shakily got up and went to the reception desk and breathlessly uttered the words, "I can't breathe." I then blacked out and hit the floor. I woke to several doctors around me, oxygen mask on and paramedics taking all kinds of stats. This would be the asthma attack that almost ended me.

Since that day I have been lucky enough to get xolair injections which help control my asthma and I've been relatively well controlled. However about 3 weeks ago when another asthma attack ground everything to a halt. Two and a half weeks off work, complete rest and a couple doses of steroids later - I'm back and more determined than ever to help raise funds for a charity that has helped me so much.

So, chuck me a couple of quid and watch me waddle 13.1 miles of the Great North Run. If anything, it'll give you a laugh?

Asthma UK’s mission is to stop asthma attacks and cure asthma. They do this by funding world leading research, campaigning for improved care and supporting people to reduce their risk of a potentially life threatening asthma attack. They are entirely funded by voluntary donations. YOUR donations! 

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