Sharon Marshall, a woman who suffered from hay fever for years, has described the 'utterly terrifying' moment her condition nearly killed her. Speaking on This Morning, she recounted how her hay fever worsened over time, despite trying various remedies including eye drops, antihistamines, and humidifiers.
One spring, Marshall woke up in the middle of the night unable to breathe, later realising it was an asthma attack. She said: 'It was like being buried alive... You're scared, you get really scared.' After calling her doctor, she was told to come in immediately, but collapsed upon arrival.
An ambulance was called, and a paramedic told her: 'You're going into cardiac arrest, we're trying to take you to hospital to save your life.' She spent a week in hospital and was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma, prescribed strong medication.
Marshall continued to struggle each spring, until a chance encounter with Professor Adam Fox on This Morning led to a diagnosis of seasonal allergic asthma. Professor Fox explained that this form of asthma only occurs during pollen season, when the upper airway reacts severely to pollen, triggering an asthma attack.
