Re: NEAR DEATH - Heres my tale, whats yours?
I had asthma when I was a kid, but stopped having problems when I was about 12. Then, when I was 18 I spent an evening in a smokey bar. The next day I was having problems breathing all day, and it kept getting worse and worse.
One of my brothers (they both have had asthma problems thier entire lives) gave me some of his medication that evening, and instead of helping me, it seemed to make me worse.
By then I was gasping for breath. I was taken to the emergency room, and as soon as I walked in the door they had me on a stretcher. According to what I was told later, one of the doctors told my mom he didn't think I was going to make it. I don't really remember the next few hours, just eventually laying down with an IV, and feeling perfectly fine. I haven't had an attack since then, but the sensation of not being able to breathe sends me into pure panic mode.
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