I also have asthma. Bicycling and jogging are things I must force myself to do to to keep my lungs in shape, not just my body. Some days are easier than others.
When I am about to address a group, one thing I must do is take two or three 'hits' off my inhaler, or risk that chokey-gaggy feeling of an impending asthma attack while I am speaking. This may be something that Mr. Biden must do, too.
When I found out that those "coughing jags" I had experienced since childhood were asthma attacks, I was a year away from the discharge of my military enlistment. The C.O. offered to sign my medical discharge papers, but allowed me to refuse the offer on the grounds that I had already served honorably, and did not want to become another of those disabled veterans down at the V.A. clinic who somehow remain unemployed after service.
Apparently, the military does not want asthmatics to enlist, but if you have already served honorably, they might let you serve out your enlistment. The C.O. did advise me that I might be barred from re-enlisting, however.
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