Tonight I was searching in our shed for something and kicking up a lot of dust and junk. I didn't find what I was looking for, but when I had finally put all the boxes back in place that I had moved, my nose was running and stuffed, my throat was clogging up, and my eyes were swelling. But worse than that, I felt like I couldn't even breathe very well. It scared me... I had to force myself to stay calm 'cause a wise friend once told me that half the problem is the panic that comes form not being able to breathe. I took some allergy medicine... Best I could find was Claritin; I couldn't find my Benadryl... And am feeling a little better. But that was a little scary. I've never been diagnosed with asthma and I don't think I have it... But I've always been terrified of developing it.

Sometimes young people ask each other crazy questions like what the worst way to die would be. My answers have always had to do with not being able to breathe: drowning, suffocating, etc.

Next time I rummage through the shed looking for junk, I am definitely taking allergy medicine beforehand.

-Stephanie

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