I was working part time at a local convenience store (Wallys!) and part of my job was to open the store in the mornings. It required a simple unlocking of the entrance door and moving FAST around the counter to the keypad to punch in the passcode. Each day I noticed I was just a bit more 'winded' by the time I got to the alarm pad. I was already being treated for asthma and thought it was just the weather. By the time I got to the doctor, I learned I had pneumonia AND I received the news that I had the disease my mom and her father before her had - Emphysema. What is Emphysema
