“I just carry on. Push. Push has always been a part of my life. A cough is nothing.”

Retired Army tank commander “Chuck” Fraga never was one to complain. So, when he developed a persistent cough in early May of 2024, he didn’t think much of it. However, over the next couple of weeks it got worse.

“It got to the point where it was just ridiculous. When I coughed it was painful; I could not walk or stand long periods of time, and I couldn't raise my left arm. It was affecting my chest. And if your chest is hurting, you're not gonna wanna do anything.”

The cough also made it impossible for chuck to wear his CPAP machine, so he couldn’t

sleep.

“I was constantly just spitting up and coughing, coughing all through the night, keeping my wife awake. And it was keeping me awake. So, it got to

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