Easy Breathing....Well, Easier Anyway

WhooooHooooo! John and I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this bad boy! It's an AeroChamber Plus and it makes inhaled therapy sooooo much easier. We haven't had the opportunity to use it on Ollie because they failed to send the albuterol inhaler with it, but from the demonstration we received at O's last doctor's visit, albuterol can be administered in 2 puffs as opposed to 10 minutes of inhalation with a nebulizer. YeeHaw! Anything that makes our daily routine easier is a breath of fresh air....literally. Although this treatment will take the place of the albuterol solution for now, we will still use the solution as needed for cough or wheezing...which so far has never occured! Whoop! Whoop! It's not that we are complaining about her treatments, because we will do WHATEVER it takes to keep her healthy. It's just mainly sad for her (you try holding down an 8 month old and give them around 45 minutes of inhaled treatments twice a day when Dora only holds her attention for a little while and all she wants to do is play). We also heard from her doctor on Monday and Ollie's pseudomonas is still gone. That's 2 months which means no more Tobi (inhaled antibiotic) for the time being and we can move forward with the Hyper tonic Saline Therapy research! Hootyhoo! Excuse all the excited expressions, but most of you understand my response to something cool like this. BOOOOYA! On a more serious note, this is all thanks to you who have helped raise money and awareness for CF. With your time and donations, this research and the new AeroChamber is made possible. So, Thank You, YOU ROCK!!!