TRIBUTES have been paid to a nine-year-old girl who died after suffering a massive asthma attack at her home.
Hannah Foote collapsed and stopped breathing during a severe attack in front of her mother and sister.
Her mother Mairi, 37, tried to revive Hannah until paramedics arrived. They confirmed she had suffered a cardiac arrest.
Hannah was then ta
ken to Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, but had been starved of oxygen for 30 minutes.
Staff were able to revive the girl and she was transferred to Yorkhill Sick Children's Hospital in Glasgow, but she died two days later on 16 October with her family by her bedside.
Her parents Mairi and David, and her elder sister Caitlin, 12, were joined by friends and family on Wednesday for the funeral of their "wee angel".
Pupils and staff from Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School in East Kilbride, where she was a pupil, congregated at the town's Our Lady of Lourdes chapel to honour her memory.
Mourners were given cards bearing a message by Hannah's family which read as though written by the youngster. One section read: "I lived my wee life to the full, always running, never stopping.
"I loved life and embraced it. I enjoyed shopping, school, running, dancing, skating, cycling my bike, climbing high trees and going on holidays.
"I loved watching Dr Who, Star Gate SG1, High School Musical and my all-time favourite, Hannah Montana – named after me.
"I'm a cuddly girl at heart, love teddy bears, dressing up and my favourite colours are pink and purple.
"Best of all I enjoyed teasing my big sister Caitlin, hiding her make-up, borrowing her stuff without asking, and oh yes, forgetting to return it."
Last night, Hannah's parents were still too upset to speak about the tragedy.
But her aunt, Lynne Burnett, 46, said: "She was just a wee whirlwind and was always running around doing things at 100 miles an hour.
"She had a heart of gold and had lots of pals, boys and girls. She loved animals and would bring in dead birds and say she was going to try to bring them back to life."
Hannah had been diagnosed as suffering from asthma three years ago.
Her aunt added: "She never had any real problems with her asthma, it was just a small niggly thing for her.
"You just don't think of people dying from asthma, you think of it as one of those things where people get breathless for a second and then they're fine.
"In Scotland, it is estimated 370,000 people – including 72,000 children – are receiving treatment for asthma.
John Smeaton, the former baggage handler who shot to fame last year after helping foil a car bomb attack at Glasgow airport, woke on Wednesday from a two-week coma following an asthma attack.
The 32-year-old's family yesterday confirmed Mr Smeaton, who nearly died after another asthma collapse 10 years ago, can communicate by blinking his eyelids.
Mr Smeaton was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley on 9 October – the day two men went on trial accused of the airport attack.
