A mum has described the terrifying moment she went to get her little girl up for school and found her lifeless and turning blue. Niky Crooks told Gloucestershire Live there had been no signs that her daughter Jasmine was unwell in the early hours of October 31, 2019. However, by 7.30am, the four-year-old required emergency medical care.
The rapid arrival and life-saving treatment of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has now been credited with preventing Jasmine from experiencing long-term physical disabilities and mental impairment. She was later diagnosed with a condition called ROHHAD ( rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysregulation, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation), a rare, life-threatening syndrome that affects the autonomic nervous system.
Mrs Crooks, from Charlton Kings in Gloucestershire, has filmed a video to raise awareness of the work Great Western Air Ambulance Charity does. It will be entered into the Smiley Awards competition, which celebrates the successes of film in fundraising.
