Asthma Poem by chandra thiagarajan

Asthma

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Asthma is a severe lung disease
Which makes the patient wheeze
The word Asthma is taken from Greek
Which means panting- breath of air to seek.

It often starts as a common cold
With a lingering cough in hold
Symptoms include chest tightness
With the very breath in shortness.

Breathing becomes labored
The sound of breath is clearly heard
With a respiratory track infection
It immediately requires an injection.

The lining of the air-ways space
Gain to swell and lead to constriction of air-ways
The air has pronounced difficult time
Getting in and out of lungs in wintry clime.

Asthma is categorized into mild
Moderate and critical—‘tis profiled
Psychological problems also lead to it
While hereditary factors too add—‘tis writ.

Immediate aggressive treatment
Is required for Asthma patients' ailment
Oxygen is administered to alleviate "hypoxia"
Else the patient may tend to go to "asphyxia".

235-300 million people have been counted
Globally to be with Asthma afflicted
In a year. As of two thousand eleven
With Asthma 250,000 people have gone to heaven.
Asthma is a disease, wretched
Which confines one to stay in bed
But in bed too one cannot lie down
And has to sit up slouched and run down.

Allergic rhinitis and other irritants
Environmental triggers including allergens
Dust, pollen, smoke and immunity's lack
Plus chemicals all go to trigger an Asthma attack.

Asthma cannot be completely cured
But it can in many ways be controlled
These patients should steer clear from irritants
And shy away from fumes and strong scents.

Asthma patients shouldn't get apprehension
And be despondent with trepidation
With breathing exercises and Inhalers
And with Yoga and Asthmatic Nebulizers,

One can ward off the nagging Asthma
And can hopefully avert it without enigma.
After the bout of Asthma with deprivation of air
One realizes the importance of air care.

Without self cognizance, air we inhale
Without self awareness, air we exhale
This is a universal automatic process
Which we in our lives ever address.

But when affected by gasping in breathing
The agony makes one's very life loathing
Only then one perceives the precious value of breath
And the gossamer line between life and death.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chandra Thiagarajan 05 March 2013

I am an Asthma patient and currently suffering from it which induced me to take up this subject. I have more information about the details of medication but to include all this would make the poem lengthy and disinterest the readers. Thank you, my friends, - V.S.- V.G.& H.H., for your kind comments!

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Neela Nath Das 05 March 2013

Huh! I don't have asthma problem but i'm suffering from lung problem.Very nice information from a superb poet's pen.

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Valsa George 05 March 2013

The 'Gossamer line between death and life'.... Beautiful expression! When our body functions effortlessly, we never think how lucky we are! But when our faculties fail, we greatly miss them and regret that we didn't fully enjoy while we have been so hale! If medical practioners chance to see this poem, they will make it a valuable piece of reference!

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 05 March 2013

an informative poem on Asthma..well written!

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