Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The Vest

Well, this is "the vest." It is a pulmonologist's treatment tool. It's very commonly used for kids with CF (cystic fibrosis.) I like to call it the "shake and bake" because it literally shakes the mucus free from the lining of the lung walls and so it can be deep suctioned out. We also call it "the motor boat." ha ha Brynlyn didn't mind it so much. She usually would just fall asleep while she was wearing it because it would just rock her to sleep. We put Lauryn on the vest also because she was fighting pneumonia at the time also. She thought it was great for the first 20 minutes, then she wanted it off. ha ha I really like the vest because it helped to cure both of these girls of their infections.

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