Mary Griffin and her daughter, Sarah, now want to raise awareness about the potential dangers of vaping.
The mum of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who has been placed in an induced coma after vaping has told of living a "nightmare come true".
"That morning I was taking my other two children to school when Sarah rang and said, ‘Come back mummy, I don’t feel well, I’m afraid’. I got home, gave Sarah her inhaler and nebuliser again and she seemed to settle. “She was on oxygen and was linked up to all sorts of machines. There were medical staff all around her assessing her and they said she needed to go to intensive care as she was deteriorating very quickly.”
The medical team continued to work on Sarah and, after some difficult days with her family fearing the worst, they tried to bring the youngster out of the coma. However, Mary says her daughter was "so agitated" that she had to be induced again. Speaking about her daughter's condition, Mary added: “The doctors explained that if Sarah hadn’t been vaping, she would have been in a better position to fight off the infection. Vaping had left her lungs very weak. They said if Sarah had got to hospital any later the outcome would have been entirely different. That is something I can’t even think about."
“Young people are attracted to the bright colours and flavours of vapes - they might smell and taste sweet, but people need to know about the potential dangers. We want other young people to see the potential impact vaping can have as it will hopefully make them think twice about doing it."
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