bed,” Oyler told her assistant. “But first I want to finish this report.”
Oyler was used to pushing through discomfort, especially where her breathing was concerned. Since she was a young girl, she’d never been able to run as fast as her peers, always becoming out of breath quicker than others.
Nonetheless, she became a lifelong athlete. Over the years, she played soccer, volleyball, softball and tennis, often winning her team’s most valuable player award. She continued to play recreational sports as an adult and ran half-marathons.
Occasionally she told doctors about her trouble breathing; they always said she was fine. After all, look how fit she was.
On her most recent visit, she implored her doctor to find the source of
