Bagpipes cure teen's asthma

Life has improved greatly for 15-year-old David Armour since he started playing the bagpipes - for it has cured his asthma, as well as turning him into a star performer.

The condition left David unable to take part in sports or PE lessons at his school in Staindrop, near Barnard Castle, County Durham.



David's mother, Janet, who is a community matron, remembered an old saying that asthma could be eased by playing a wind instrument.

Mrs Armour, of Windermere Drive, West Auckland, said: "He wheezed all the time and could not do any exercise. Then I remembered the saying I heard years and years ago.

"The change since he started the bagpipes has been remarkable. His asthma has vanished."