Big Up Your Chest?

 Asthma UK has a Facebook page for young people with asthma, full of multimedia information about asthma.It allows young people to share their experiences with their peers.

Around one in 12 people in the UK has asthma a large number of students with asthma will be starting university in September and October, which traditionally sees an increase in preventable hospital admissions among 16-24 year olds.

This struck a chord with us on several levels.

On a personal level we too waved goodbye to our daughter, who is an asthma sufferer, as she started out on her new exciting University career trusting she would be supported.

On a business level, as over the summer we do receive many calls from concerned parents whose children are starting at College or University as well as parents whose children are embarking on adventure holidays or a gap year.

And right here on the blog as Wendy's story reflects everything the Asthma UK project is about. It was during her time at University that her Asthma really “kicked off’’ and how when she was only 23 years old it had consequences she couldn’t have even begun to imagine.

So if you are a worried parent or a young person you can find lots of useful information on their Facebook page  http://www.facebook.com/bigupyourchest

Thankfully our daughter has remained happy and healthy. She attends for regular asthma checks and has established local links where she can drop in if she needs to seek help or advice and of course she still has us.

Hopefully many other young people who are about to embark on adventures will, by following its simple but effective advice, enjoy a smooth, happy healthy start to their new lives.

Good luck to them all.