necssary losses/things we take for granted

Things we take for granted are things we do by rote. We wake up in the morning and most of us have to go to the bathroom. We do this by rote, we simply do what needs to be done and move on to the next task at hand. For me this is easier said that done. To get this done now, I must take some medicine to I can breathe and walk that 10 ft or so. Then I wait about 10 minutes before I can go to the kitchen, get my coffee and something to eat to take the balance of my medicine. Then I now go lay on my hospital bed and catch my breathe again. I am using 8 liters per minute of oxygen and the drugs and most mornings I gasp for air for 5 mins or more before I get it under control. It has taken me a while to figure this out. Last Thursday I hurt my back again. Yesterday I had an xray and sure enough the t5 vertabrae if fractured. Today I had a couple of teeth xrayed and wouldn't you know I need to have a couple pulled.