Fight Asthma One Breath at a Time
Honestly, I rather hate talking about fighting asthma. Not because I don’t want to see you (and me too!) breathing better, but because the very idea of an asthma fight leaves me a little breathless and stressed.
But, I know that you might want to fight asthma, so let’s talk about one way you can do exactly that:
Stop breathing in stuff that exacerbates your asthma.
I know, it sounds really easy, right. But, the truth is, I meet more people who fight asthma and smoke cigarettes than… well, than people who don’t have asthma at all and smoke, that’s for sure.
I also meet a lot of people who fight asthma and yet allow their family and friends to smoke around them, and you know what, that’s not okay either. If you can’t stand up for your own health, how can you ever expect to feel better?
So, here’s what I suggest. If you fight asthma and smoke, stop. No ifs, ands or buts. Talk to your doctor to get the help you need, but you don’t need me to tell you that a) it’s not good for your health; and b) smoking isn’t doing your asthma any favors.
If it’s family who smokes, blame it on your doctor. Say, “Hey, I love you, but at my last appointment, my doctor really lit into me for hanging out around people when they’re smoking because of the damage it’s doing to my lungs, and he said that I am absolutely not, under any conditions, to be around people when they’re smoking, so could you take that outside?”
Now, I know, not all families will be particularly receptive to this. My own makes fun of me for it, but if you fight asthma and hang out with smokers you only have two choices: stop hanging out with smokers, or convince them to stop smoking around you. I know it sounds really extreme, but face it, if they don’t care enough about your health to take this seriously, maybe they don’t take the relationship seriously enough for you to put up with their disrespect.
Your health, your breathing, is important! Heck, it’s important to me and I’ve never met you. If you asked me to stop doing something that was damagingĂ‚Â your health when we were together, I would. If your family can’t say the same, spend less time with them.
Like I said, I’d much rather you didn’t fight asthma and instead focused on breathing easier (I know it’s just lingusitics, but it feels better to me), but while you are in a fighting mood, fight *for* your body to get to stay away from smoke!