Laughter is the Best Chest PT: Surgery post 8

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Surgery post 8

Hi everyone, Katherine here. I just wanted to post a quick update. Eliana is settled into the transplant ward. The big news of the day is that she is currently on ZERO supplemental oxygen! They took her off of the o2 when she moved to the new unit earlier today and she is doing really well without it. Her body is slowly relearning how to do things like cough and swallow. Also, she is able to sit herself up in a chair by herself. She is super determined! Please keep praying for her!

3 comments:

AvigayilMay 16, 2019 at 12:39 AM
Holy cow thats INSANE!! Damn, woman! And only 3 days post-op..you're a friggin rockstar!!
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Alex BenMay 16, 2019 at 7:40 AM
That's our girl! Kicking a$$!
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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.