Patience and diligence are vital skills. Without them you won’t get anywhere; and without them I wouldn’t be where I am today. I was born with a birth defect called Pectus Excavatum, sometimes referred to as sunken chest but basically it is the sunken appearance of the sternum along with the chance of heart being displaced and/or rotated and the overall capacity of my lungs are decreased. In other words it sucks. So that was a constant struggle in my life, I couldn’t preform to my full potential
According to the National Center for Environmental Health, asthma is a serious health concern. 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults have asthma. That’s about 18.7 million adults, and 7 million children in 2010 (CDC National Asthma Control Program, 2016). Asthma caused 14.2 million missed days of work, and 10.5 million missed days of school, and cost the United States about $56 billion per year. Not only does it cost billions, but it also costs lives, with 3,388 people dying from asthma in 2009