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A few weeks after the school strikes had finished in April 2017, we had an appointment with Harriet`s main consultant, Dr. Richard Bowker at the Derby Royal Hospital. We talked about the ongoing problems Harriet was experiencing with her severe asthma and the effects this was having on her respiratory system....

 October 19th 2017 – today was Harriet`s annual Education Health and Social Care Plan review, at Ivy House School in Littleover.Harriet had been suffering from some sort of viral infection for the last few days, which we felt was due to a side effect of the Flu Nasal vaccine, she had...

 It had been almost 2 years since we had been on holiday as a family, due to Harriet`s overall condition deteriorating and simply not having the funds in place, when we were able to take a short break.The school strikes had put a lot of pressure on Harriet, Lesley and myself...

 June 9th 2016 – we received a letter from Ivy House School, informing us that there may be strike action as early as next week, due to an Equal Pay Review dispute.The following day we received a further letter, stating that Unison would be taking industrial action and had planned a...

 HARRIET IS ASSESSED FOR A COUGH ASSIST MACHINEThe colder months had given Harriet a rough time, her asthma was getting worse and we were concerned that her health was deteriorating due to her undiagnosed Life Limiting Condition.November 2016 – It was just over 2 weeks since Harriet had her flu jab...

 It had been quite a few months since Harriet had been seen by one of her consultants at the Queens Medical Center in Nottingham, but today we had an appointment with her Paediatric Neurologist Dr. William Whitehouse.It was an early appointment in Nottingham, which meant Harriet had to get ready an...