Tributes have poured in for a young mum who was the "most beautiful and gentle person you could ever meet".
On Wednesday evening, Amy Greenwood was getting ready for bed as usual, having just video called her brother shortly before. But the 22-year-old suffered a sudden and unexpected asthma attack and was found unconscious by her fiancé not breathing.
Having suffered from asthma all her life, being "in and out of hospital", her loving family want to raise awareness of the severity of the condition. After the sudden attack, the Skelmersdale mum-of-two required CPR and ventilation before a decision was made to turn off her life support machine on October 21.
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As the family shared their tragic loss in the hopes of raising awareness of the condition, tributes have poured in for Amy - mum of Bailey, four, and Orla, eight months.
Lynsey Unsworth said: "This is so so sad, my thoughts are with her family. As an asthmatic, I too always get an itchy chin when my chest is bad, I've never actually realised it is linked until reading this, well done to the family for using their tragic loss to raise awareness."
Sandra Jones said: "Amy was the most beautiful, gentle person you could ever meet, and the best mummy. She was deeply loved by her whole family and all who knew her.."
Christel Jones added: "Such a beautiful young mum too young to die. Condolences to all her loving family and friends. God bless her little children."
Carol Allison wrote: "Thinking of her family at this sad time it scares me if I have a massive asthma attack" as Lisa Harrison said: "So sad what a beautiful girl. Absolutely heart-breaking for her boyfriend, children and her mum and dad and other family members. Rest easy beautiful angel."
Speaking to the ECHO previously, brother James said Amy was recently told she could stop taking her steroid medication but on Wednesday, her collapse was "unexpected". He said: "In the day she was fine, said she had a bit of a tight chest but that night she Facetimed me and said she was feeling much better and that she was going to have a shower and go to bed. But that was it."
That night, Amy's fiancé Keagan Boylan heard a thud and when he went upstairs, he found Amy unconscious and not breathing. Immediately commencing CPR, family and paramedics were called and Amy was rushed to Wigan hospital.
Amy regained a heartbeat, but despite best efforts, she was placed on life support before a heart-breaking decision was made to turn it off due to a lack of brain activity. James is now hoping to raise awareness of the severity of the condition as he urged others to know the signs and "don't think nothing of it".
A fundraising page has been set up to help the family, which can be found here. Already, over £6,000 has been raised as donations and messages of support come pouring in.
Every 10 seconds someone has a potentially life-threatening asthma attack, the NHS reports. Signs that you may be having an asthma attack include:
- your symptoms are getting worse (cough, breathlessness, wheezing or tight chest)
- your reliever inhaler (usually blue) is not helping
- you're too breathless to speak, eat or sleep
- your breathing is getting faster and it feels like you cannot catch your breath
- your peak flow score is lower than normal
- children may also complain of a tummy or chest ache
More information can be found on the NHS website here or Asthma UK here.
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