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Daily Mirror
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Amy Packer

CBBC star breaks silence on terrifying diagnosis that left 'lungs encased in cement'

Growing up with his brothers and sister on the scenic South Devon coast, TV doctor Raphael Olaiya had an idyllic childhood – but there is one moment from his early years he would rather forget.

That experience was his first asthma attack, one so bad he feared he would die.

“That feeling of impending doom was visceral,” says Raphael.

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