To play tag with my two little brothers on sunny days
When they plead with that sweet dew-dropp look in their eyes
To chase them gleefully around the field
Without my breath coming in short little gasps within minutes
I want to play basketball and
Football and
Tennis and
Baseball and
Ultimate Frisbee
For a period of time longer than five minutes
To score in the court, in the field,
To have the ball passed to me because I can be trusted with it
I want to feel the wind in my hair,
To feel the ground falling away beneath my feet
I wait.
For doctor’s appointments and speech therapy sessions.
I wait until I learn the breathing exercises and
Until I get my reflux that causes my breathing issue under control
I wait to breath freely for the first time in my remembered life;
I want to be able to live without bodily constraints.
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For more info on Laryngopharyngeal Reflux visit http: //www.nycornell.org/ent/Laryngopharyngeal.reflux.html
For more info on Vocal Cord Dysfunction vist
www.cantbreathesuspectvcd.com
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