This admittance was quite a serious one. The smog and high pollen count caused a really bad asthma attack that could have killed me. One of the ambulance crew sat with me. Non of the usual jokes and chatting. I could see he was sitting on the edge of his chair, studying my breathing. My observation was constantly being read. By the time we arrived at the hospital a crowd of professionals at A&E surrounded me. I remember coming in and out of consciousness. Hearing voices and seeing faces.
Mask over my face, canular in my arm, IV bag up and connected and discussions taking place over me. I didn’t think I would make it this time. I was fighting to breath and wheezing excessively. To make matters worse I was taken back to a ward full of elderly people again. When they transferred me to my bed, I remember my head tilted to one side which allowed me to see the patient in the bed next to me. She seemed to be fighting to breath too. My eye lids slowly shut and off I went to sleep.
It was dark when I awoke and noticed a lot of attention being given to the patient in the next bed to me. I knew it was serious but I was too sick and too drowsy to give much attention to it. I eventually woke up again, this time the doctors and nurses were busy behind the curtain.
By morning I was awaken by a woman serving breakfast. I turned to my right and noticed that the bed next to me was empty and well made. I over heard one of the patient talking about the woman in the next bed to me dying in the night.
I found it very difficult to face in that direction again. At the back of my mind I kept thinking that it could have been me. I have so much that I want to do with my life. So many things that I had not done yet. This disease had a huge impact on what I did.
For the first time I asked my kind doctor if she was able to cure me. The answer was very clear. I would have this condition for the rest of my life and that they would be able to manage the condition to improve the quality of my life.....No Cure!
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