Laughter is the Best Chest PT: I'm famous!

Friday, May 15, 2020

I'm famous!

We did a drive-by celebration for my 1 year transplant anniversary, and Channel 10 showed up! They even interviewed me, and I got to talk about the importance of organ donation. It wasn't the celebration I expected, but we did the best we could under the circumstances and I ended up having a terrific time!

A friend also wrote a lovely article about me for a local paper, the Jewish Community Voice:

Transplant recipient marks her one year lungiversary with socially distanced celebration

I'm officially famous!

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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.