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Retiree Daniel Leong, 68, with his purple inhaler and peak flow meter to measure his ability to push air out of the lungs. He was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma 14 years ago and has been taking medication to control it.
ST PHOTO: ALVIN HO
When he woke up at 3am, desperately gasping for air, he knew he had to get to a doctor straightaway.
"I was like a goldfish, opening and closing my mouth," said retiree Daniel Leong, 68, recounting his most severe asthma attack eight years ago.
