Asthma can be fatal: Remembering Ryan Gibbons

The tragedy occurred at the Elgin Country School in Ontario, Canada, and shook a whole nation.

After an investigation, it became clear that Ryan’s school didn’t allow him to keep his puffer with him, despite repeated efforts by his mother and a doctor’s note.

According to his mother, Sandra Gibbons, Ryan would often bring an extra inhaler to school in order to bypass this rule.Continue reading…