" Takes My Breath Away "

Breathing.............it's been a subject very dear to me in the last ten days....................



I've thought about some of the things that tend to take my breath away..............
This view from this cabin on top of Max Patch in Western North Carolina.......................

This winter view from the same mountain....................

This vacation home in Isle of Hope, Georgia just outside Savannah..............

This vacation home in Key West, Florida.................

However today..............it IS about the amount of breaths you take I want to discuss with you!

Ten days ago my 82 year old Dad who suffers with severe COPD ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and is on oxygen 24/7, suffered an attack which landed him in the hospital for 5 days. My husband Eric took him to the emergency room. While there Eric was exposed to

all the usual ailments found floating around emergency rooms, 48 hours later, it was Eric who couldn't breathe. I followed suit in another 24 hours. According to our Primary Care doctor who we both saw on Wednesday, there is a highly contagious and dangerous upper respiratory virus sweeping the nation. Left untreated by strong antibiotics, it can leave you with pneumonia..................

I have to admit that by the time we got to her office, I was sure I had pneumonia! I felt like my lungs had collapsed. We both have had a rough week of it. I just want all who read this to take precaution if you suddenly have an attack of coughing that comes from out of nowhere akin to getting strangled on something, that is how it starts. Get to your doctor for treatment! I think this cartoon sums up how I've felt the last few days..............one foot in the grave...............

We are on the mend but still very weak................

Take care everyone..................