and i recovered. i didn't, thank god, need to be intubated or anything. but it left me with what they called reactive airwa disease and they weren't sure if it would be temporary or not. it is another name for what is essentially asthma. they weren't sure if it would be temporary or would go away, if this was just kind of post viral inflammation. well, fast forward, in december i caught omicron strain i think. but i was vaxed, boosted, and it felt like mild flu for a week night and day totally different from the first experience but has brought the asthma raging back and actually just this week i talked to my pulmonologist who said looks like this is going to be a permanent feature of your life going forward so thanks, covid. >> julia, so sorry to hear that verdict from your pulmonologist. question then. there are lots of people like you out there who are dealing with the after effects of a mild case, a serious case, even asymptomatic case. what do you make of our