The Night Cougher

Dj Stiggie wrote: »

You could be describing me OP. 29, cystic fibrosis, reasonably healthy but that's because I do aggressive physio therapy where I sound like I'm dying in the morning and at night.

I've been hearing hilarious banter like, "smoker's cough/would you ever get yourself sorted/ah looking for attention again" to busy bodies with 'medical advice', "have you gone to a doctor/tried this ****e my aunt sells/gone to a homeopath/drank some hot water with honey and lemon?" to strangers asking if I was going to die or how would I die, etc. since I was a teenager. Trust me, he knows he's coughing and he probably has someone in his house ready to deck him if he does it inside one more time.

I have two roommates who are pretty sound about it, and a kitchen that's reasonably sound proof from the bedrooms but one of my roommates was chatting to our upstairs twat of a neighbour recently. I've lived in this apartment for six years.

Neighbour: There's a lot of coughing from your apartment.

Roommate: Yeah that's my roommate, he has a chronic lung disease.

N: He should really see a doctor or something.

R: Yeah, he does. He sees a lot of them actually.

N: No, really. They'll be able to help him.

R: Eh, they haven't cured cystic fibrosis yet...

N: He should go to the hospital.

Like really, what would you get out of talking to him OP? Or just throw the box of Marlboro at him for the craic. If he chases you, you can find out how serious his condition actually is.