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My HUGE lungs

Went in for my baseline pulmonary function test just a bit ago. The tech's name was Zara, pronounced "Sara". I thought that was interesting. What was also interesting was the test itself. I had to breathe in and out through a mouthpiece as deep as I could. Then Zara took my lung capacity stats and compared them to the average/normal person of my gender and size. I think she said average was 3.9 L, and mine was 4.4 L.

I'm basically a god.

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  1. UnknownAugust 23, 2017 at 7:53 PM

    Sarah... God of lung retention. Keeper of the breath. Exhaler of the hot air. I am sorry you are going through this. Keep the good humor going...

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  2. Rachel LewisAugust 24, 2017 at 10:59 AM

    Damn girl, that's a nice set of lungs!
    Xo, your favorite cousin

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