Charity close to home.

Over ten years ago I met an inspirational woman.

She had lost her 3 year old son to undiagnosed asthma and was setting up a charity in his name.

Since then she has worked tirelessly and achieved such amazing things. I am lucky to be able to call her my friend.

Asthma kills, someone every seven hours, and it kills children. .

Every 16 minutes a child is admitted to hospital in the UK because of their asthma

The UK has the highest prevalence of severe wheeze in children aged 13?14 years worldwide

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However, small changes are happening, asthma uk has finally agreed that emergency asthma kits in schools are a good idea.

My friends charity has supported countless school nurses and soon PE teachers to receive asthma training.

The charity also sponsors an asthma nurse at Birmingham Childrens Hospital.

I am proud to be a trustee of the charity and proud of my friend and all she does. It will never make up for her loss, its like a drop in an ocean. It is all in the name of George though and proof that sometimes amazing things arise from tragedy.

www.georgecoller.co.uk