Breathe

After a couple of days of coughing, I start feeling desperate.
Uncontrollable, gasping and choking attacks. Everything hurts. My back, my ribs, my stomach, my chest, my throat... everything. Yes, I've tried everything. There is no relief. I've gone to doctors, naturopaths, and acupuncturists. I've tried ignoring it, treating it, denying it, and even encouraging it.

I'm tired, and sore, and I can't even taste anything anymore because my tastebuds are shot from all the coughdrops.

I cough like this every time I get sick, and it lasts for weeks. Sometimes I try to add up all the hours of my life that I must have wasted just coughing. It's really, really depressing.