General Chat

glad to hear your son is ok steve and plead circumstances as to why you drove best wishes mate tc ROD

Thanks Wendy good to see you again hun Thanks rod and you look after yourself mate tack care Sxx

Thanks Steve, hope he is home well soon and that they realise you acted on instinct. Wendy.xxxxx

Totally instinctive, where your child is involved, any parent would have done the same thing. DEFINITELY NOT STUPID............... Glad the hospital sorted your son out. Lin x

hi steve, glad your lad is safe and well, it's a bit scarey isn't it.... for your own peace of mind, get a spare nebuliser. bryan.

I don't know what the penalty will be for this misdemeanour Steve.....if I were in charge, you would have been given the benefit.....but I suppose they have their job to do.... I have to say that I would have knowingly taken the chance if I were faced with your problem......and hang the consequences.....your boy's life, or a fine etc.....no contest.... I hope he makes an early recovery, and this scare makes him think more about his medication, and keeping it near to him.. Good luck little flirty Steve, and your family....

Bryan mate tis already in hand, been on to the doc, picking a script up at 4 with a dad covering one as back up lol Sally hun Than you xx Sxx

you did what you had too,hope he is well soon

Oh wot a mess ....all coz you did what any GOOD parent would do...wish my x-hubby had been as good as you when it came to our sons asthma. My sons like yours has had few attacks in the past years but I remember that I was told Once an asthmatic always an asthmatic. This has made my son( now 14) be more aware that he must have an inhaler. And as for the police Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr why dont they go.....for such a small amount over you would have thought....no best not to think. That care of you and your son at this time. I think your action where GREAT sharleen

Steve, Glad your son is improving, the increased heart rate is most probably a result of the medication he's been given, as a life long asthmatic i speak through experience, it is an irreversible condition, your son may have periods of good health BUT he must always keep a check on his peak flow, he can get a small monitor from his doctor and a daily check of his lung capacity will give him an early indication of any potential breathing difficulties. Check on any new air freshners you have in the home, i know some i've had in the past have triggered off my asthma very severly very quickly.Wishing him a speedy recovery. As for your misdemeanor, the police are only doing their job, and as others say considering your mitigating circumstances i'm sure things will be fine. xxIzzy

Hi Steve - have just read this. You did what any other parent would have done - it was just bad luck that those 2 policemen were coming out as you were going in. Hope your son is ok. Take care, Ails x

Hope that your son is ok Steve and hope the law will be sympathetic with you. That's one lesson you and your son have learned though. My son use to have sport induced asthma, now and again, and we used to have an inhaler in every pocket! Thankfully he has grown out of it now and is a professional sportsman.

proud of you love... kids first,,, lynn x

Pat Thats why i feelt stupid D&D is my pet hate, i lost a good pal to a drunk driver and vowed never to do it and in 30yrs i havent untill today Sxx Lin Thank you hun Sxx

Steve FGS you had been woken in the middle of the night for an emergency - please don't keep beating yourself up over this - no one thinks straight anyway when they have just been woken. xXx

Hope your son makes a full recovery. I suggest you get some legal advice, the court have the power to take into account exenuating circumstances where a life may be in danger. You say he was going blue, so it WAS a genuine emergency.

Steve.... your not a drink driver..you did something you at to do..you had no choice..your priority was getting your son to the hospital...if you had'nt of done your son may of become much worse..and much more difficult to treat. Izzy gives some really good advise...a peak flow moniter became my daughters best friend..and as he also say's you have to take a look around your home..to see what may of triggered it off. My daughter had the works asthma,excema,and hay fever...her illness really did take over my life...but as she got older she still has it mild but nothing compared to what it use to be...but that does'nt mean that it will stay that way forever...it may come back again as they say it can go for a couple of years but come back ...cross my fingers and hope not. Gwyn xx

Hi Steve, I just want to agree that you acted like any true parent would have so worry about the legal stuff now you know your son is on the mend - a friend of mine had a sister who died of an asthma attack. On the subject of drink driving, some other friends had a boozy, romantic night at home then were phoned by the police to say their son had been attacked and could they come. So they leapt on their bikes and pedalled into town!! Fortunately they weren't done for being drunk in charge of a bike and their son is fine. I often think about that as I live 6 miles out of town.

is your son home yet,,,

Hi Guys All the advice is taken on board thank you all. Gwen The hospital is gonna ring at 7 to let me know whats what so will know better then Sxx