War With My Body

Taking a breath in – Inhalation - I feel no change in my lungs, so I take a walk in the crisp fall season, or I pick up my daughter to give her a hug and play with her. However, my inhalation (breathing in) is not enough. I’m breathless to the point where I have to sit down.

As someone that has lived with lung disease, I have been content with my oxygen saturation level throughout my life. It was MY “normal”. I never thought it would decline so early on.

Synergistically, taking a breath out – was always a natural act. Until crisis hit. I felt I had an out of body experience that was not normal. Now my exhalation was not enough!