Wednesday Addams
(This is based on a real event. I got really sick and had trouble sleeping because it felt like I was being suffocating by mucous. Kept jolting awake to handle it, which was ignored by other people. It left me tired and annoyed that I was suffering and nobody was trying to console or help me. Believe I spent the night sitting in the bathroom because I couldn’t stand the dark and I routinely had to spit up the gunk. To further explain, it was a combo of extreme pollen allergies and an upper respiratory infection. It’s why certain shades of green make me anxious.)
I wake up gasping
Feeling cement within my throat
A gurgling noise
Escapes my mouth
The only sound I make
I thrash upon the bed
Scrambling in panic
I force myself to cough
In hopes of catching breathe
Goo dislodges within my lungs
Then sticks within my throat
Making death come nearer
And through it all
You sleep next to me
Ignorant in your dreams
As I struggle to keep living
Legends of Windemere 
As an asthmatic, I could almost feel what it was like. Well done, Charles.
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Lungs are so fragile.
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They are
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What a horrible, horrible experience!! 😓At least you can write so eloquently about it.
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Thanks. Worst part is similar things are happening now due to anxiety.
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Yes, I know people who have had panic attacks and thought they were having a heart attack. So awful! Not to mention COVID. Some friends had to rush to the ER to get oxygen treatments. 😞
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