Asthma can be fatal: Remembering Ryan Gibbons

On October 9, 12-year-old grade 7 student Ryan Gibbons went to school – just like any other day

However, that day he wouldn’t return home.

Ryan suffered an asthma attack while playing soccer in school and was unable to reach his rescue medication, which was locked in the school office.

The suffering boy needed his inhaler to open his airways and allow him to breathe.

But it was his school’s policy to keep the inhalers locked in the principal’s office and spare inhalers were repeatedly confiscated from Ryan.

A group of Ryan’s friends tried to carry him to the office during the attack, but the boys couldn’t get to the inhaler in time.

Ryan passed out and never was revived.Continue reading…