Chapter One hundred and forty-two

Cameron took caution and almost spilled the coffee in his mouth on her, swallowing it in a rush to avoid the reaction, “What? What did you just say now?”

“You heard me, Master Myers, I am dying.”

“Dying of what?”

“COPD, otherwise known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” she sniffed.

“Tell me more about it,” he told her, completely losing interest in the coffee.

“The doctor said it’s a term that encompasses two main conditions, namely, chronic bronchitis, which is the inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes, leading to a persistent cough and mucus production, and emphysema, which is the damage to the air sacs in the lungs, causing shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.”

“Oh my God, that’s so serious. Since when did you come about this?”

“I really don’t know. It has been in my system for a long time, but I thought it was just the usual cough or common cold that happens to us, so I resorted to self-medication, which made matters worse until I was rushed h