I posted this last night on another blog, TraumaQueen, and think it is relevant to you too. My daughter lives in your area, and I often think if she has a bad attack it might just be you to the rescue - a reassuring thought when I know her friends/flatmates might not realise how ill she is. >>Have just got back from Hospital, having had a fraught afternoon/evening. Husband was on the point of serving the turkey when we realised daughters mild asthma attack had become silent and she was getting nicely blue round the mouth. So many many thanks are due to the calm and helpful call taker, then Corinne who rang me back to assure me help was on its way and to talk through exact state of play and what we needed to do/get ready, to the two lovely ambulance men who treated her in the house and en route, the paramedic who ‘popped’ in to check they were ok, and the staff of all levels in A&E. She is okay, slightly ‘high’ from several hours on oxygen, and we will have our Christmas dinner tomorrow! Thank you, all you wonderful people. << As a I type, now home, she is on the sofa resting and we are beginning to relax as the prednisilone (sp?) protects her. Grateful for the ambulance staff willing to work at Christmas. When considering your future, remember, we do really really appreciate all you do. Go and have a year of fun somewhere to re-charge the batteries then think what to do next Have a wonderful New Year going where your heart takes you.