Young mum died from sudden asthma attack after being told to 'get on with it'

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A young mum who was often told to 'just get on with it' tragically died after a sudden fatal asthma attack. Amy Greenwood was only 22-years-old when she was discovered unconscious and not breathing by her heartbroken fiancé following an unexpected asthma attack, , the Liverpool ECHO reportsShe was taken to the hospital where her family were forced to make the devastating decision to turn off her life support the following day in October 2022 after medics could not resuscitate her.

The young mum-of-two, from Lancashire, battled asthma her entire life, with her family now urging people to take the life-threatening condition more seriously.

Amy would often be 'completely fine' then the next minute 'fighting for breath'. Mum Joanne, 49 described the 'constant fear' her daughter lived in as she braced herself for the next attack.

The 22-year-old did everything she could to manage her symptoms but it was impossible to predict what specifically triggered her asthma with stress, winter bugs and pollen all playing a part.Joanne said: "Recently, we wondered if air pollution played a part as her son’s school was only a six-minute walk away but she struggled to walk there, as it was on a busy road with lots of traffic." The grieving mother is now bravely raising awareness of how serious asthma can be and how terrifying it is to fight for breath.