Should I write it here or in a private message?

Ahh, I see. I just wasn't sure what you're getting it and didn't know if you were confused, so I thought I should explain in case. >w<
Guess that wasn't necessary now, eh? XD

I'll have to take some time to write up a good solid explanation of everything >_<

No worries all, just post the stories when you get the chance - though you might want to make the headline kinda big so I know what to quote.

I've had lung problems all my life: pneumonia numerous times as a child, asthma and bronchitis when I got older. Then at 40 I developed congestive heart failure, which didn't help my breathing in the least. The last time I was tested my lung capacity is about 50% and I wonder if that's not optimistic. I'm on four different heart medications and I have an inhaler for emergencies.

Condition Summary
when I was born I couldn't breathe, and ended up in an ambulance within minutes of entering the world. I spent my entire early childhood getting incredibly ill through chest and sinus infections without any real obvious reason. I was also almost entirely deaf for the first 4 years of my life. Since they had no idea what was wrong I was just labeled as having asthma. It turns out that the chronic lung disease (primary ciliary dyskinesia) I have was actually only discovered a few months after I as born. At age 11 I was diagnosed properly and given many ways to combat my condition.

Now, at almost 19, I am doing incredibly well. Maybe one of the best success stories for my condition. I lost 10 of my lung capacity during the 11 years of mis-diagnosing, and have hearing loss in both ears (50% and 10%) through failed surgery before i was diagnosed. Otherwise I am fine and keeping on top of everything. I have even managed to work on my lungs bumping their capacity to an above 'average' level.

As for other things... I possibly have dyspraxia, though it was considered a possibility to late for me to get any sort of help with school, so I failed pretty badly. I also have something like Junior rheumatoid arthritis, but they can't seem to get a solid diagnosis on it.

There's a whole lot I left out.. but I think that covers the most of it.

Ducky! DAMN! What do you do now? School? Work?

Right now I am between work, having left my previous job to move to the city. So i sort of sit around online >_<

I sit around online as well. Though now I have to run off to help my friend take care of her baby.

I sit around online too, as well as doing word puzzles and reading.

Well, I've been practicing my Japanese and posting here of course. <3

Learning Japanese, that's cool.

If I can actually learn it - it'll be cooler. If my brain would work.

I suck at languages, I wouldn't even try.

You have to at least try - the thing is I was inspired because I want to live and teach in Japan. I think inspiration takes you a long way.

Nah. I couldn't even master Spanish.

Spanish is actually a difficult language to learn. And English also is tricky as all get out.

I think the Romance languages should actually be very easy to learn.

/lurks/

DID SOMEONE SAY TREE FORT!?!?! ...

i likes me some tree forts.

This is a specialized tree fort. It's a hospital tree fort. <3

>.>...its still a tree,im still a squirrel..

deal?! deal! =) kay good,glad we agree.

Squirrel???? Where, where?

Hey guys, whats a crackin?

*wanders around with a bat* Someone said there was a squirrel around here...

I think he's around here somewhere...

Heeeere, squirrel squirrel squirrel...

I'VE GOT NUUUUUUUUUUUTS!~

... That... -shakes head- xDD;

LOLOLOL! Oh, I'm not gonna TOUCH that comment. *remembers a funny incident*

I'm trying to stay unperverted. xD;

IT. DOES. NOT. WORK. GYAHH~

Yes, I think you failed...LOL

<.<;; I do that a lot. xDD;

Heheh, no problem. I'm in the gutter a good deal of the time myself. Sometimes I even get washed down a storm drain.

Time for me to head off. Good night, all!

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Story of my life.

*baaahaaahaahaa* Perverts.

*lurklurklurk*

SQUIRRELTIEMS!!!

*hides*

WHERE!?! ANSWER!!! You sneaky sneak!

SQUEAKY SQUEAK SQUEAKEN!

Oh you speak squirrel as well? I never learned.

Fluent in it =)

*runs off with all your nuts*