Laughter is the Best Chest PT: Pole People!

Monday, November 26, 2018

Pole People!

Finally mustered up the energy to make some Pole People over the weekend! Several nurses told me that they had a blast with the ones I left at the nurse's station the last time I was on this unit. Apparently the nurses kept re-positioning and moving them around for months before they finally fell apart. It's nice to know they continued bringing people joy for so long!

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About the Name

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.