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Lauren Harte

Co Down family raising awareness of seriousness of asthma after tragic loss of teenage daughter

A Co Down family are raising awareness of the seriousness of asthma after tragically losing their teenage daughter over five years ago.

This World Asthma Day, Simon and Barbara Williamson from Portavogie are campaigning for better care and awareness of the chronic lung condition that affects 36,000 children in Northern Ireland.

The couple lost their beloved daughter Rachel, at just 16 years of age, after she suffered an asthma attack at home in July 2017.

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