October Awareness Post

Written by PCD Smiles on 28 October 2021. Posted in October Awareness Post.

Turtle On 100; October 28, 2021

Daily task 5. Hydrate according to your healthcare plan. (Consult your primary care, cardiologist, and PCD specialist for recommendations on hydration.)

The fifth daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to hydrate according to your health care plan. Hydration is extremely important as we with PCD are mouth breathers while sleeping. That along with our non working cilia allow our mucus to pool and dry out which create thick sticky mucus that is hard to move especially first thing when waking. This is often the driving force behind nausea first thing upon waking when you have PCD. That thick, sticky mucus can make eating difficult as well due to nausea. Try hydrating to help thin out the mucus and prevent nausea upon waking. Do you have what it takes?

Join the Turtle On 100 Day Challenge and put your time management and planning skills to the test.

Find out more at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/catagories/pcd-awareness/turtle-on-100-challenge

To purchase challenge merchandise visit; https://store.pcdstyle.com

Join our Facebook group Turtle Talk Café today, click here.

We have several ways that you can donate to PCD Smiles;

- Visit Smile E. Turtle's Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KNO9BAJR74I4?ref_=wl_share

- For more information on how you can donate, please visit our "Donation" page to check out our "Do & Don't policies at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/support-pcdsmiles/donations2

- To sponsor a PCD Smiles Cheer-box today!

https://store.pcdstyle.com/21-donations

- To shop for your “Official” turtle care ribbon gear today!

www.pcdstyle.com

https://www.smileecove.com/stores/cove

Thank you for your consideration!

#PCDsmiles #PCDstyle #PCDsmilesCookbook #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia #SmileEcove #TurtleTalk #TurtleTalkCafe #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!

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Written by PCD Smiles on 27 October 2021. Posted in October Awareness Post.

Turtle On 100; October 27, 2021

Daily task 4. Complete the daily PCD journal prompt. (Visit PCD Smiles’s website for the Daily Journal Prompt.)

The fourth daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to complete the daily PCD journal prompt. These daily prompts an be found at PCD Smiles’s website each and every day. Do you have what it takes?

Join the Turtle On 100 Day Challenge and put your time management and planning skills to the test.

Find out more at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/catagories/pcd-awareness/turtle-on-100-challenge

To purchase challenge merchandise visit; https://store.pcdstyle.com

Join our Facebook group Turtle Talk Café today, click here.

We have several ways that you can donate to PCD Smiles;

- Visit Smile E. Turtle's Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KNO9BAJR74I4?ref_=wl_share

- For more information on how you can donate, please visit our "Donation" page to check out our "Do & Don't policies at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/support-pcdsmiles/donations2

- To sponsor a PCD Smiles Cheer-box today!

https://store.pcdstyle.com/21-donations

- To shop for your “Official” turtle care ribbon gear today!

www.pcdstyle.com

https://www.smileecove.com/stores/cove

Thank you for your consideration!

#PCDsmiles #PCDstyle #PCDsmilesCookbook #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia #SmileEcove #TurtleTalk #TurtleTalkCafe #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!

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Written by PCD Smiles on 26 October 2021. Posted in October Awareness Post.

Turtle On 100; October 26, 2021

Daily task 3. Get outside for 20 minutes a day no matter the elements. (Does not count as an airway clearance session. “Hospitalization modification” is permissible; get out of your room, ask for PT, if in isolation get out of bed and walk in your room, but ultimately move your body and get out of your head.)

The third daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to get out in the fresh air no matter the elements for twenty minutes a day. Unfortunately this daily task can not be combined with an airway clearance session as this task is to help you gain peace and metal clarity. It’s important when you have a rare chronic illness that you learn to get outside, relax, and enjoy some normal quality time away from all things medically. Do you have what it takes?

Join the Turtle On 100 Day Challenge and put your time management and planning skills to the test.

Find out more at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/catagories/pcd-awareness/turtle-on-100-challenge

To purchase challenge merchandise visit; https://store.pcdstyle.com

Join our Facebook group Turtle Talk Café today, click here.

We have several ways that you can donate to PCD Smiles;

- Visit Smile E. Turtle's Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KNO9BAJR74I4?ref_=wl_share

- For more information on how you can donate, please visit our "Donation" page to check out our "Do & Don't policies at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/support-pcdsmiles/donations2

- To sponsor a PCD Smiles Cheer-box today!

https://store.pcdstyle.com/21-donations

- To shop for your “Official” turtle care ribbon gear today!

www.pcdstyle.com

https://www.smileecove.com/stores/cove

Thank you for your consideration!

#PCDsmiles #PCDstyle #PCDsmilesCookbook #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia #SmileEcove #TurtleTalk #TurtleTalkCafe #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!

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Written by PCD Smiles on 25 October 2021. Posted in October Awareness Post.

Turtle On 100; October 25, 2021

Daily task two, take all your daily medications. (Including your over the counter medications and supplements.)

The second daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to take all your medications and supplements every single day for 100 days. No one likes medications, the same might not be said for supplements though. Remember your daily medication is to enable your body to better respond to the lack of ciliary movement. These medications are not prescribed lightly by your medical team, and therefore should be given the best opportunity to work by consistently taking them and giving them a chance to work. To prevent and or delay antibiotic resistance it’s extremely important to take your medications as prescribed and to not stop those medications without first speaking to your doctor. Do you have what it takes?

Join the Turtle On 100 Day Challenge and put your time management and planning skills to the test.

Find out more at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/catagories/pcd-awareness/turtle-on-100-challenge

To purchase challenge merchandise visit; https://store.pcdstyle.com

Join our Facebook group Turtle Talk Café today, click here.

We have several ways that you can donate to PCD Smiles;

- Visit Smile E. Turtle's Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KNO9BAJR74I4?ref_=wl_share

- For more information on how you can donate, please visit our "Donation" page to check out our "Do & Don't policies at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/support-pcdsmiles/donations2

- To sponsor a PCD Smiles Cheer-box today!

https://store.pcdstyle.com/21-donations

- To shop for your “Official” turtle care ribbon gear today!

www.pcdstyle.com

https://www.smileecove.com/stores/cove

Thank you for your consideration!

#PCDsmiles #PCDstyle #PCDsmilesCookbook #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia #SmileEcove #TurtleTalk #TurtleTalkCafe #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!

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Written by PCD Smiles on 24 October 2021. Posted in October Awareness Post.

Turtle On 100; October 24, 2021

Daily Task 1. Complete 2 separate airway clearance (ACT) sessions daily. (Only one session can be 45 minutes of exercise, the other session must be any other ACT, as long as you complete the entire ACT session.)

The first daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is get in two separate airway clearance sessions every day for 100 straight days. Only one of those sessions daily can be exercise, the other session can be any other airway clearance technique as long as you complete the entire session. The best airway clearance technique that a person with primary ciliary dyskinesia can do is the technique that the patient will actually do. There are tons of airway clearance techniques out in the world today, but they do no patient any if the patient doesn’t actually use them. This is your opportunity to explore all the techniques and find the ones that interests you or your PCD patient. Do you have what it takes?

Join the Turtle On 100 Day Challenge and put your time management and planning skills to the test.

Find out more at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/catagories/pcd-awareness/turtle-on-100-challenge

To purchase challenge merchandise visit; https://store.pcdstyle.com

Join our Facebook group Turtle Talk Café today, click here.

We have several ways that you can donate to PCD Smiles;

- Visit Smile E. Turtle's Amazon Wishlist; https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KNO9BAJR74I4?ref_=wl_share

- For more information on how you can donate, please visit our "Donation" page to check out our "Do & Don't policies at; http://www.pcdsmiles.com/support-pcdsmiles/donations2

- To sponsor a PCD Smiles Cheer-box today!

https://store.pcdstyle.com/21-donations

- To shop for your “Official” turtle care ribbon gear today!

www.pcdstyle.com

https://www.smileecove.com/stores/cove

Thank you for your consideration!

#PCDsmiles #PCDstyle #PCDsmilesCookbook #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia #SmileEcove #TurtleTalk #TurtleTalkCafe #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!