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Anyone out there ever suffer from ASTHMA? I did once upon a time. Out of the blue YOU CAN'T BREATHE!. How would like you that on your plate?

My ex-daughter-in-law used to get attacks so bad my son had to rush her to the EMERGENCY ROOM WHEN HER INHALER WASN'T HELPING.

If you have never suffered a blow to the stomach and couldn't catch your breathe or experienced asthma you are very lucky.

It can hit at any time any place for a multiplicity of reasons! YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE YOUR INHALER WITH YOU. ALWAYS. MUST. If the attack is severe you'd better get your a** to the hospital OR guess what? You can die.

So for those of you who make fun of those who suffer with asthma I wish you only this.

You get asthma and see how it would be for you to be in a war on the battlefield and have an asthma attack. What in the he** do you think would happen? Sheesh. Ignorance is so ubiquitous. Too bad understanding and caring and knowledge isn't. Sheesh.

Posted - September 14, 2019
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  • 10748
    I have asthma.  
      September 14, 2019 11:21 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Condolences to you m'dear. Once upon a time about 20 years ago I went through about 6 months of having Asthma or something like it! It was terrifying! It just appeared one day out of the blue. I have no idea what triggered it. I had to learn how to use an inhaler. I slept sitting upright in a chair for those six months. My ex-daughter-in-law has Asthma and more than once my son had to rush her to the Emergency room if the attack were severe. Then it just disappeared! I don't know if REAL Asthma ever just disappears so I don't really know what it was. Coincidentally my son's best friend's wife also had Asthma and he too had to take her to Emergency Rooms if the attack were severe. I guess you just get used to it. There are so many triggers it boggles the mind. Thank you for your reply Shuhak and Happy Sunday. How long have you had Asthma?
      September 15, 2019 2:04 AM MDT
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  • 10748
    I've always been borderline to having asthma.  However, my last job tilted the scale.  The doctors say it was the excess stress that did it.  Back in 2014 I started having difficulty breathing at work.  I thought it was having an allergic reaction to a coworkers perfume.  She stopped wearing the perfume, but my breathing problems grew worse.  One morning I was literally gasping for air.  My doctor called it "stress induced asthma".  Ever since that time I've had asthma.     
      September 15, 2019 8:36 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    I'm so sorry to hear that m'dear. I said there are a bazillion Asthma triggers and stress is one of the most common ones. You can only mitigate it and learn to live with it. It is the most horrible feeling to be unable to breathe. I imagine being smothered to death would feel like that. Thank you for your reply Shuhak. Other than that very weird 6 months in my life I've never been bothered again. Lucky me! :)
      September 15, 2019 8:51 AM MDT
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