Father’s Day also coincides with another event that is close to his heart, as it falls near the end of National Asthma Week. After being rushed to hospital when she struggled for breath, Kelsey Lee was diagnosed with the condition, which affects more than 2.7 million Australians, about two years ago.
“It’s scary as it gets,” Clarke says. “One of the things you learn is there is no such thing as a minor asthma attack. When your lungs stop, your lungs stop. It’s life or death every time.”
The seriousness of the condition was a key reason that Clarke signed on as an ambassador for wheezo, a smart device that helps monitor and improve asthma management. ”If there is a devise that can give me, as a dad, more information to be able to help manage the condition, then I’ll do it. There is no doubt I’m overprotective. I can’t have my little girl suffering. I try to do whatever I can to take the pain away.”
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