Fiona first realised that there was something wrong with Jessica when she was a baby. She developed a hacking cough that didn't go away, and repeated trips to the doctor only confirmed that she didn't have a chest infection. When Jessica was one, she was choking and not breathing properly, so an ambulance had to be called to take her to hospital in the middle of the night. Despite this emergency, it was only when Jessica was two that the problem was diagnosed as asthma and she was put on medication to help prevent attacks.
At about this time, Jessica started at a private nursery as Fiona worked full-time. Fortunately, the woman who ran the nursery had an asthmatic child herself and knew what to do. Fiona left an inhaler at the nursery and felt confident that it would be used when necessary.
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