I know how she feels! I did not have to have a lung transplant thanks goodness!
But after a serious motorcycle accident, the subsequent care caused serious damage to my larynx/vocal cords. I was reduced to breathing thru 2 paralyzed vocal cords (BVFI/BVFP) which give me a 1/8" slit to breath thru at best! I just had the microdirect-laryngoscopy with excision to correct it and after a year of suffering, my first real breath almost brought me to tears....
'15 F3-S Pure Magnesium Metallic - Mad Max Edition
'15 Mclaren 650S Coupe - Aurora Blue
"You Were Really Flyin', When I Passed You Back There!"
Chuck
2015 F3-S , Pure Magnesium Metallic/Steel Black Metallic