Bangalore: The popular social networking site Facebook has now become a medium for last minute update for people dying or seeking for help. The news was brought out by "The Sun" which revealed the post of the 18 year old girl Siobhan Ullah on Facebook.
Being unable to shout for help the teenager texted her dad Yousuf Ullah downstairs " I can't breathe'. Via her Blackberry mobile.
The 45 year old Mr Yousuf Ullah rushed to his daughter's room and desperately tried to calm her down enough to use an inhaler.But Siobhan whispered: "I think I'm going to stop breathing. I think I'm going to die."After few minutes her face turned blue and she collapsed in the floor with a massive heart attack.
Before the arrival of an ambulance forklift truck driver Mr Yousuf , used CPR(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in a bid to revive her .However the doctors turned off her life support machine 24 hours later in front of her whole family which includes her 47 year old mom Naureassa, and three brothers Ryan, 25, Daniel, 24, and Sean, 22.
After the demise of Siobhan Ullah her dad Mr Yousuf said "She didn't have the lungs to shout for help, so she texted me. "Siobhan was diagnosed with asthma when she was five, but we never thought this would happen". "About 1,500 people die each year when asthma stops their hearts but it's rare for someone so young and so very full of life." Added Yousuf
The mourning family members of Siobhan wants to acquaint people with the fact that Asthma is a killing disease.
Her dad stated: "We don't want our beautiful daughter and sister to have died in vain." "People must go to their doctors for treatment " and need to know what to do if someone has an attack." He said
Siobhan was recently offered a seat at Bradford University in performing arts and had even recently met actress Anne Kirkbride while filming scenes from Coronation Street in the city.
Siobhan was described by her father as a "typical teenager", always texting friends and using Facebook on her BlackBerry.
He further stated: "It was her dream to become a star of the stage but she has always been our brightest star. We are so proud of her."
Many of her friends have posted messages on Facebook, with one asking: "Why'd this have to be your last status? love you so much."
The above case reminds me of a case which occurred about 15 years ago.
I had a colleague who had an academically brilliant son.
The son used to have attacks of asthma.
After appearing in the All India medical exams he was admitted into a medical college in Bangalore.
He stayed in a hostel on a twin sharing basis with another boy since single rooms were not available.
After a few months when a single room was available, he shifted to it.
Within two days of shifting, one night he had such a severe attack of asthma that he could not even open the door to seek help and he expired with the room door closed.
Asthma should never be taken lightly.
Besides taking normal doctor prescribed medicines, one should do the Anulomb Belom Pranayam for at least 15 minutes every morning on an empty stomach.
This is the only permanent cure for asthma.
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