What role has exercise played in Gemmas daily routine?
Geoff: Well, she is always doing something. She swims, she dances, she likes running, so she is always doing some form of exercise. I don’t think it really affects her. If she knows she is going to do something really hard, like a long run or a quick run, she will take a preventative before she does it. Lavinia: Sometimes, if she has been swimming in the squad swimming team and she has been unwell, she will have to miss out occasionally, because it is just not sensible to swim in that condition. But, in general, yes; it certainly makes her much more determined to achieve and much more likely to want to be the best. I guess in a little way we have encouraged that, because that sort of strength will help her get through her adulthood, given the fact that she does have something running against her out there. What sort of support have you had from the schools Gemma has gone to? Geoff: Initially, the teachers didn’t know what asthma was. Once they were taught and they had a bit of literatu
