Michael and Kyly Clarke have opened up about their fears for their daughter Kelsey-Lee after she was given a “scary health diagnosis” last year.
WATCH: Michael and Kyly Clarke reveal their daughter ‘stopped breathing’
The couple’s three-year-old little girl was rushed to hospital in November 2018 when she suddenly had “trouble breathing”.
Speaking to A Current Affair, Michael and Kyly broke their silence on the terrifying moment an unexpected asthma attack landed Kelsey-Lee in the emergency department.
“All I could see, hear and feel was that she was having trouble breathing,” Michael said.
“I think the scariest part for me was the unknown. I didn’t know exactly what was wrong.”
The first-time parents were unsure what to do, so they took her to hospital.
“I think you rang the ambulance and in the mean time I said ”nah, I’m not going to wait for the ambulance, get in the car’,” Michael said.
“We were really shocked. Obviously we weren’t confident parents because she’s our firstborn. She’s only young,” said Kyly.
“I guess you need time being a parent to wise up about these things and understand what they are.
“We just looked at each other and thought best case scenario is to rush her to the hospital … she just couldn’t breathe properly.”
While at the hospital, they were told Kelsey-Lee had had an asthma attack.
They now manage the condition using a Ventolin inhaler, and a ‘Respiri’ – which helps monitor those with asthma and detects early warning signs of an attack.
“The great days – there’s nothing better in life, but the other part is quite scary,” Michael said of life being a dad.
According to the Global Asthma Report 2018, approximately 339 million people on the planet have asthma. Worldwide, about 250,000 deaths annually are attributed to asthma. One in 10 Aussies are affected.
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