Feel the love Part 2


I have something called atypical asthma. I don't wheeze -- I cough. I cough a lot. After I exercise, if I go outside and it's cold, if peaches are in season -- I cough. If I get sick, I get a cough that needs an exorcist and an act of congress to get rid of. My airways are more volatile than Charlie Sheen.

The other day I coughed and Eve, lying on her tummy looking at a book, said, without looking up, "Yeah, you've been coughing most of my life, because of your fake asthma."

Humph.

Comments

Julie said…
faker. i know it. ;)

and love the charlie shean reference. well done. :)
April 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Nicole said…
FAKE ASTHMA! Hee, that's funny.
April 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Pam said…
Ya?! Well we are having fake food for dinner tonight - and if you don't like it, go tell your fake father! :-p
April 5, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Marilyn (A Lot of Loves) said…
Tsk. Tsk. Fake asthma. Shameful. I didn't actually know about atypical asthma. I guess because it's atypical.
April 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM
Wrath Of Mom said…
I remember as a kid I'd go to the public library (where my mother worked), and track her down by the sound of her coughing. It was a two-story 25K square foot space. Maybe she has fake asthma, too.
April 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Shan said…
Oh that is the best!
April 5, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Such a charmer, that Eve. ;)
April 5, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Ms. G said…
oooh! As my mom would say,'she was being a stinker' ; )
April 6, 2011 at 6:22 AM
Betsy B. Honest said…
Dude, you're not allergic to your cat are you?

I used to have fake asthma until a doctor convinced me I should get rid of my cat because I had adult onset cat allergy. It totally worked. I was shocked, as I grew up with cats.

Do you even have a cat? What is an ex-cat? Is it a cat that thinks it's a people?
April 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM
harriet glynn said…
I think I have that. I have crazy allergies and cough constantly! But regardless THAT is hilarious!
April 6, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Suniverse said…
That was fantastic.

Fake Asthma.

I'm all over that.
April 9, 2011 at 5:54 PM
Alexandra said…
Im sorry to laugh, but, yes, the pity parties we throw for ourselves.

:hello: did anyone not notice my lack of energy and movitation??:
April 10, 2011 at 9:22 AM
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