I’ve had a few inquiries about the vest AJ is wearing in the last pictures….it’s a torture device, I mean CPT device (Chest Percussion Therapy) that Audrey wanted no part of for several days. NOTE: it really isn’t tortuous, apparently most kids love it and AJ didn’t hesitate to doit after the first time. One of her therapists, Lupe, tried EVERYTHING she could think of to get her to wear it, I tried everything I could think of even offering Jason $20 to turn it on for 1 minute (he would only try it on). It is apparently VERY effective at breaking stuff up in the lungs so it can get out. CPT ranges from simple cupped-hand "beating" on the chest and back to different massage-looking devices (2 others were used on Audrey while were there). It can hurt some from the inside but has always been generally soothing for her. She’s done CPT since her very early days. It was a rollercoaster in the hospital of LOVING CPT, falling asleep to it or staying asleep through it all the way to "no, please, please, please don’t do it, stop, you’re a stupid idiot"! Fun times. The vest was her final device, but she did not want any part of it for about 2 days. We decorated it, tried it on finally, and then sort of gave up when she said at a late treatment one night as Aunt Stacy was leaving, "I’ll wear it". We had to take a video so her other therapist, Lupe (who worked so hard!) could see…
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