What?! You're still sick?
Don't you hate it when you get sick, and people say, "Are you STILL sick?!" My friends with asthma won't ever say that....they know better! They know that when we get sick, it lasts about a month. It's people who DON'T have asthma who can't figure why we are still sick. Normal People (no asthma) when they are sick Those without asthma are usually sick for a day or two - a week at the most. They are annoyed thanks to a stuffy or runny nose, and sneezing. And they might use a little sleep here and there. Then they're back at school or work and carrying on with normal life. People with asthma when they are sick While our friends or family members have recovered, our misery is just starting. At the one week mark, most of us with asthma are still Best Friends with our nebulizer, and we're doing breathing treatments every 4 hour around the clock. Hello 2am Breathing Buddy! And we're coughing so hard we are about to pull a muscle in our rib cage...