Emphysem A Short Story

Ella was a sweet girl that had a normal life.It was a normal day for Ella. She woke up and came to school and went home. As the day went by Ella was getting tired faster than usual. When Ella got home she realized she was having trouble breathing at a normal pace and could not stop coughing. At basketball practice she could not keep up with the other girls and could not keep running. Ella was starting to get worried about her basketball tournament next week. After the past week of tiredness and coughing it was tournament time. Ella was running back in forth no stopping and the coach was yelling at her. As she was playing a girl on the other team noticed how Ella looked sick and was pale. The girl asked, “Are you ok?” “No,” muttered Ella. Ella turned around and everything went dark. Ella fell to the ground and everybody was silent. Ella was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. …show more content…
“What is emphysema?” she asked herself. Ella got on her phone and started searching. “More than 4.5 million people in the united states have emphysema” (“What is emphysema?”). “Emphysema is a chronic lung condition in which the air sacs could be stretched or destroyed” (Pulmonary Emphysema). “Destroyed!” Ella sobbed. “There is no cure for emphysema”(How is Emphysema Treated). “What?” Ella