Day 19: Taking deep breaths

Hi again. Today has been interesting and I actually wasn't sure what I would write about because I have been dealing with an awful migraine all day and spent most of the day trying to sleep through it. Well I was watching tv and I saw something and it reminded me of something I am incredibly thankful for. I actually haven't forgotten about this blessing but didn't think of writing about it in here. That thing is taking deep breaths. You may be saying huh? if you don't know me very well. Let me give a brief explanation of why this is so important to me if possible because I can be a bit long winded. lol I was born with a disorder called kyphosis (curvature of the spine) but I wasn't diagnosed until it was quite bad and I was dealing with alot of different health problems that I didn't know were related to my back. I would like to say here that the curve was very visible but I thought it was my fault and didn't know it was because of a disorder. One of the health problems was having difficulty breathing and it is because when the spine curves that there isn't sufficient room for the lungs to expand. I started noticing difficulty breathing just before highschool if I remember correctly which made it murder for highschool gym class. From that point on I could not take a deep breath and it was always a lot of shallow breaths but I didn't know why. Anyways I ended up also getting asthma and it wasn't until after I had my back surgery that I could finally start taking deep breaths again. Of course it wasn't right away because there was a complication of a punctured lung or something (I can't remember the details) but once I had recovered from that and I could finally take a deep breath in-it was so incredibly amazing! I still find myself taking in a deep breath just because I can and I can get all the oxygen I need and I love it! In alot of ways I guess I am thankful for what happened because of having the ability to breath deeply taken away, I was able to realize how amazing it is to have that and it makes me so much more thankful for being able to simply take a deep breath. I still have asthma a little bit but it is quite mild and I am thankful for that too. Taking deep breaths is something so simple and so ordinary for so many people that often people don't think about how amazing it really is. I don't say that to cause people to feel bad but to remind you all and me not to ever take it for granted and to be thankful for it. I know I am!