Beach woman suffering from severe asthma attacks says medication was stolen

Virginia Beach, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman woke up to find the asthma medication she needs is gone.  She has four severe asthma attacks a week.
Hiroko Sears woke up Wednesday morning to find her big bottle of her strongest asthma medication, which is normally full, completely empty. Nearly 100 pills were stolen, and the 57-year-old wonders why anyone would do this.

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Lee Trimmer had struggled with the effects of asthma for pretty much her entire life. It began worsening about 10 years ago, “and exponentially so”  the last few, she says.
That is until early last year, when she underwent a new procedure called bronchial thermoplasty. “It’s not a cure for asthma, but it’s as close as they’ve ever come,” says Trimmer, 44, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Lovelace Women’s Hospital. “I’m more than a year out, and it’s changed my life and for the better.”.....

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