Thankful for Air

by Louise Willms

It was Thanksgiving 2009. Our Church was having a sharing time. We were asked “What are you thankful for”? I remember simply saying “air”.

I had just recently been diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis. It was becoming very difficult for me to breathe. I loved to sing during worship time. I would start to sing and after two or three words into the song I had no air. It was a very scary time for me because my brother died from this disease.