Emphysema

Emphysema… So very deadly Battle to breathe, loss of breath Ultimate death by… Asphyxiation Russell Sivey

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Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 6/16/2012 1:54:00 PM

Being a nurse, this one fascinated me Rusty, hope it ihas not affected a loved one or yourself. When you have it, it is hard to put it our of your mind.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 6/15/2012 4:54:00 AM

Both of my parents ultimately died from emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It's a slow and cruel death that leaves the family asking why! Smoking is such a selfish act!...I wrote a poem about my mother and her emphysema-The Marlboro Woman is Gone...Thanks for this posting, Russell...

Don Johnson

Date: 6/14/2012 2:49:00 AM

sunshine through glass of green, might just help ya breathe in tune, as Edgar Cayce said it might... healing effects...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/13/2012 5:08:00 PM

Hey, you added another line to a senryu. But it needs to be there, doesn't it!! Have you experienced it, Russell? My husband has asthma really bad and I suppose an attack of asthma could be about the same.