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Lee82Senior Contributor
Hi, this is my first time being a part of any type of forum. I am a little unsure and anxious about it. I have joined up hoping to get some support and to meet new people who perhaps share the same things I do and can understand my state of mind.
3 things about me:
I am a single parent to 2 boys
I love to read
I love summer
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
That is good @Lee82 Distraction helps me also a lot. I have a little puppy dog that helps me with that - he is a great snuggler 🐶
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Lee82Senior Contributor
Oh that is so sweet. I also have a dog. He is a staffy and is only 2. He too loves to snuggle.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
They are such great companions @Lee82 My Toby is a Maltese Shih Tzu - he is 6 but still acts like a puppy 
He is my shadow - follows me everywhere and apart from when he lays outside in the sun he is never more than a metre away from me ...and of course he sleeps on the bed on the pillow next to me!
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
@Lee82 @Define_normal I am going to try to get some sleep - hope you both manage some also 
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Define_normalSenior Contributor
@Zoe7, unfortunately at this time of year I keep forgetting my own health as I am usually so focused on him. He gets his asthma from my side of the family as I have severe chronic asthma and my 5 younger siblings all have varying degrees of asthma. I get chest infections all year long but haven't had any bad ones for a few years but my son had 3 last year in the span of 2 months and one of the progressed to pneumonia so have to be careful.
@Lee82, yeah he has a preventative puffer, oral liquid steriod, dual nebules and his relief puffer
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Define_normalSenior Contributor
Night @Zoe7
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