Laughter is the Best Chest PT: My lung transplant story, now on YouTube

Thursday, September 26, 2019

My lung transplant story, now on YouTube

I finally put together a video about my transplant! I drafted my mom and Katherine to help tell the tale, and included pictures and videos of the whole process, including video of me being extubated in the ICU and taking my first breaths less than 24 hours after transplant. Sorry for the length, it's kinda hard to condense such a major life experience! I noted times and different topics we discussed in the video description to make things easier to find.

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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.