Comment from friend who also has a chronic illness (not asthma) when I was saying how much I miss work.
Friend: 'Well of course I HAVE to work, I can't afford not to so I just MAKE myself.'
Well, I'm sorry, but the last time I 'made myself' go back to work, in June, after three days I ended up on ITU on non-invasive ventilation. Not really sure how choice comes into that one... (or perhaps I should be 'making myself' not have respiratory failure, nice trick if you can do it)
As for not being able to afford not to, well it ain't a barrel of laughs money-wise over here either, with husband a full time student...
Shows how little people understand about chronic and severe adsthma. I know i am fortunate in still being able to go to work. Thinking of you Emily. Glad you are able to rant here aand not worry about what others might think.
Ange xx
what a nice friend!!!
Some friends have absolutely no compassion unless they are faced with the exact same situation. I hope it helps you to get this off your chest. That's what is so good about here, you know that people understand how you feel.
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4th covid reinforced booster or something or other
New confused and fed-up!
How would a rational person deal with this? What would be their thought process?
So far in 2023: ashma flare,pneumonia, and a pulmonary embolism in my left lung. 🤷♀️
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