• Our Mission

    Our Mission

    Our mission at PCD Smiles is to bring smiles to hospitalized primary ciliary dyskinesia, no mater their age; through the gift of a cheer package. Currently serving only The United States and Canada.
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  • Request Cheer Package

    Request Cheer Package

    Know of a hospitalized primary ciliary dyskinesia patient? Please visit our “Request a Cheer Package” link and fill out our secured form to submit them for a cheer package today!
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  • Donations

    Donations

    Our cheer package program runs on donations. To see how you can help PCD Smiles, visit our donations section today!
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  • The PCD Artist Project is a collaborative effort by artist to raise awareness for PCD & support the PCD Smiles cheer package program. Visit our exhibits today!
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  • just say NO, Buffets & Food Boards; a patient’s perspective

    just say NO, Buffets & Food Boards; a patient’s perspective

    Written by PCD Smiles on December 06, 2023. Posted in Topic Thursday

    A patient’s perspective from our Founder: Well you all know me and know I like to talk about the little know areas of PCD life, like this new spin on buffet type meals; food boards. For most people...
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  • Flying with PCD

    Flying with PCD

    Written by PCD Smiles on October 12, 2023. Posted in Topic Thursday

    A few years during a family medical crisis involving my father I went a jumped on the first plane out of Minniapolis bound for my home state of Ohio. I wasn’t actively sick with and infection, but...
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  • Caregiving

    Caregiving

    Written by PCD Smiles on October 06, 2023. Posted in Topic Thursday

    There are many layers to caregiving when it involves a person who has primary ciliary dyskinesia. These layers peel back and change on the daily sometimes. It is definitely a strange onion to peel...
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  • Nothing is Sacred when you have PCD

    Nothing is Sacred when you have PCD

    Written by PCD Smiles on September 17, 2023. Posted in Topic Thursday

    There are a lots of things that I’ve had to get used to as I grew up doing life with PCD. One of those things was learning that unlike most others I had no privacy. I mean absolutely none...
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October Awareness Post

Looking 4 Smiles!

Looking 4 Smiles!

Written by PCD Smiles on December 11, 2023. Posted in Giving Saturday

PCD patients spend a lot of time doing therapies to help clear their lungs. Having things to...
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Random Fact Friday 2024.5

Random Fact Friday 2024.5

Written by PCD Smiles on December 11, 2023. Posted in Random Fact Friday

“PCD is a genetically heterogeneous disorder affecting motile cilia which are made up of...
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Random Fact Friday 2023.363

Random Fact Friday 2023.363

Written by PCD Smiles on December 10, 2023. Posted in Random Fact Friday

Apparent in most young children with PCD, chronic/recurrent ear infection becomes less apparent by...
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Inpatient Lung Tune-ups; a Dying Art in North America

Inpatient Lung Tune-ups; a Dying Art in North America

Written by PCD Smiles on September 23, 2021. Posted in Topic Thursday

Preventative care is essential in PCD to slow the progression of the damage done to the body as a...
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The Durable Medical Lifetime Warranty Conundrum

The Durable Medical Lifetime Warranty Conundrum

Written by PCD Smiles on September 01, 2022. Posted in Topic Thursday

Lifetime warranties on durable medical equipment seems like a gift but is actually a hidden...
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Cinderella and PCD?

Cinderella and PCD?

Written by PCD Smiles on December 16, 2021. Posted in Topic Thursday

No one really knows where the name came from, or who named it as such; but in PCD the “Cinderella...
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