Case History
This 5 year old boy's mum brought him to me in complete desperation. He had been off school for the past 2 weeks because of his asthma and there was no improvement despite a change in his inhalers. He could not go from one environment into another without an asthma attack.
Additionally, he was having frequent attacks throughout the night, subsequently keeping the rest of the house awake too. No-one in the house had had a full night's sleep for more than 2 weeks and they were all exhausted and at the end of their tethers with worry and sleep deprivation.
RS's asthma was impacting on his life greatly. He was currently missing his education and had difficulty keeping up with his friends when outside playing.
I suggested 4 daily sessions as he was already absent from school, but this wasn't convenient so we agreed on 4 weekly sessions.
Client Feedback
I couldn't believe the change after just one session! As we left to go into the car there was no asthma attack. Again, when we left the heat of the car to into our house there was no asthma attack. I couldn't believe it - I had to phone Sarah-Jane as soon as we returned home.
My son had his first night's sleep that night and so did the rest of the house - it was complete bliss.
He had no further asthma attacks between his first and second session and he continued to sleep soundly - as did the rest of us. This actually had a huge impact on the rest of the family as we were all completely exhausted and not coping well with little things.
A month on and he still has had no asthma attacks and has not missed a days school either. He is still sleeping soundly and we are all benefiting.
More importantly, he is able to play with his friends again and join in and just be a typical 5 year old - that's what matters.
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