Laughter is the Best Chest PT: It takes a village

Saturday, December 1, 2018

It takes a village

I have to say, I love my community! Shout out to the Adlers, Bienenfelds, Junis, and Goldmans for making sure I had plenty of delicious home cooked food for Shabbos, and to the Becks for helping bring some of it to Katherine so she didn't have to make too many trips! Now that I'm able to eat again, having real food available DEFINITELY enhanced my Shabbos. It was such a communal effort to ensure I was taken care of, and I feel very loved!

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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.