Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning in the quiet neighborhood near Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center, a delivery driver found himself lost among the misty streets. As he honked impatiently for directions, an elderly gentleman appeared from nowhere, pointing him towards the clinic with a twinkle in his eye. Finally reaching the clinic, the delivery driver noticed that its sign read ‘Duke Asthma Allergy & Airway Center’—nothing unusual there. But as he walked inside, he overheard two nurses whispering: 'Did you hear? The old man who always points people here is actually a ghost!' Surprised but not fazed, our hero calmly replied, 'Guess I'll just keep honking then.'

2. In the early hours of one weekday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock at Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, something odd caught his eye—a small wooden whistle, nestled among the medical supplies. Curious, he picked it up and blew into the whistle. To his surprise, it emitted not a musical note but a loud sneeze that echoed through the empty hallway. Startled, he dropped it, only for another patient in the waiting room to casually pick it up and ask, ‘Hey, is that your new asthma treatment?’

3. In the early hours of one weekday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center with a peculiar sound coming from his truck's exhaust. As he approached the building, passersby noticed an odd whistling noise that seemed to mimic the very asthma symptoms they were there to treat. Just then, an old lady turned around and said, ‘That’s funny—my asthma always gets worse when I hear those pipes!’ The delivery driver smiled sheepishly, realizing his truck needed some maintenance. A few minutes later, everyone inside the center started laughing as the whistling stopped—and so did their own breathing difficulties.

4. In the early hours of one weekday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center with a package marked ‘urgent.’ As he approached the entrance, he heard an unfamiliar voice over the intercom: ‘Please deliver this package to Dr. Breathing Easy, but only if you can hold your breath for three minutes.’ The delivery driver looked at his watch—two minutes and fifty seconds left—and took a deep breath. Just as he reached the door, another voice crackled through: 'And don’t forget to knock on the window three times!' By the time he managed it, Dr. Breathing Easy emerged from behind the curtain, laughing heartily. Turns out it was just a prank from a regular patient who loved practical jokes.