To breathe deeply and take oxygen into your lungs is such a wondrous thing. Who among us though ever takes the time to really consider what a fabulous gift from God this is? Until today I’ve certainly taken it for granted. Something else, not so obvious, is the ability to breathe completely out, to vacate your lungs but if you’d had the lung problems I’ve had today, you would no longer take either for granted.
I actually reached panic stages a couple of times today while in violent rib-cracking coughing fits. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get enough oxygen and I don’t mind telling you it was damn scary. Plus my lungs sounded as if I had a harmonica lodged in my windpipe.
A few days ago I went the traditional doc in the box approach. Nothing they’ve given however has helped. Sometimes the obvious place to go is overlooked even though it’s right there in front of you. My brother is a case-in-point. He’s a top-notch homeopathic Chiropractor that can fix almost anything so I don’t know why but I just didn’t think of him when it came to pneumonia or whatever vile thing habitates my lung cavity.
I was in the exact opposite boat the other day when a good friend mentioned she was buying a property with another Realtor®. Immediately she made the connection that I should have been her Realtor but alas she forgot. When she thought Realtor, my name didn’t come to the for-front of her thoughts. My fault not hers. Anyway, I’ve decided to be more proactive in garnering my friends mindshare as it relates to real estate issues..
OK back to being thankful. My brother in law just happened to call me today and when he heard my tale of woe, he suggested I come in and get some diothermy. Diothermy is this device that radiates heat where aimed into your body cavity, thereby raising the ambient temperature of the affected areas (eg, lungs) to destroy, blast, desomate, (kerplowy) the bugs causing the problem. The device itself stays cool to the touch but there’s no doubt your innerds are being bombarded by warmth-rays. Very cool device.
Even afterward though I was starved for air. I had to have my wife drive home and came very close to just heading down to the emergency room. Then suddenly at 7 PM, it was gone. No more coughing, no more squeaky lungs. I don’t know if this is just a short uptick or if I’m really on the mend but either way, I will never take the miracle of breathing for granted again. Strangely I still don’t feel all that well but in comparison I feel so much better than before, I almost feel euphoric. Ah to breath deeply in and out.
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