Laughter is the Best Chest PT

The experiences, thoughts, and ramblings of an adult with Cystic Fibrosis.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Let's dance.


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Eliana Cotter
Artist. Orthodox Jew. Social Worker. Professional Patient. An admirer of all things whimsical and childlike, a tough-as-nails survivor, and a bleeding-heart lover of humanity. In other words, a unique conglomeration of complementary contradictions, just like everyone else.
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Chest PT is one of the most common treatments for CF, in which the chest is pounded on either by hand or using a machine to help break up the congestion and make it easier to cough out. When I was around 13 years old, during one hospitalization I became friends with two other girls who had CF. This was before they knew about the risks of cross-infection, so the three of us spent every day hanging out in each other’s rooms talking and laughing up a storm. Inevitably, the laughter would lead to all three of us launching into massive coughing fits, similar to the effects of chest PT. And so, “Laughter is the best chest PT” quickly became our catchphrase.

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