I don't know why people have to be this way. (?)

I am sorry to hear this LL.
A coworker told me yesterday that I needed to stop breathing strange, so heavy, irregular and wheezing; just stop it! And did I know I was still coughing?!
Really? As if I am doing it on purpose?! What am I supposed to say to this? I am really struggling to breath right now. I have asthma anyway, and still trying to get over pneumonia that there is some fluid left in my lungs. The antibiotics and steroids are doing/have done their thing that am getting better (definitely feel a bit better and chest xray shows it is much better that he let me come back to work) but the doc said it is going to take much more time to get rid of all the fluid for as bad as it was. I am SO very aware. I did not realize though I was being so offensive but cannot just "stop it" as she suggests; I so really wish I could and be done with this and back to normal, whatever that is at this point.