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 healthcare plan. In PCD because our cilia are broken, the cilia do not become stressed under increased mucus volume, or thick viscosity of mucus itself. In a healthy person when cilia are stressed, the cilia signal the CFTR channel to regulate the balance of salt and water across the cell membranes thereby thinning the mucus to aid in the cilia sweeping the mucus up and out of the airways. This is the PCD connection to cystic fibrosis and what leads to thick sticky mucus in PCD. Staying hydrated when you have PCD helps to keep our mucus thin, and that makes it easier for us to get out mucus with our airway clearance techniques. Proper hydration is great for everyone regardless if they have PCD or not. However exercise caution in hydrating too much, especially is you suffer from other health conditions, including PCD. Be sure to consult your physician for the proper hydration plan for your unique overall health picture. 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

or

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

Thank you for your consideration!

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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. Journaling helps with mental clarity, exploration, and processing of ones feelings. All of which are extremely important when dealing with the chaotic life of dealing with a rare chronic disease. PCD is mentally and physically stressful. Getting in the habit of journaling will help ease your emotions and give you a place to vent. We all need to vent, even if just to ourselves. Again these daily tasks work for every one, nit just the 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

or

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!

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 outside daily no matter the elements. Fresh air is good for the mind, soul and the body. The stress of fitting PCD care into our everyday life can be very taxing to everyone involved whether they are the ones with PCD or not. It is really great to get out of ones head for a bit each day and remember what PCD care is not only about, but why it’s important. It’s important to help us live our best life possible. So let’s get out there and complete this task daily. 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

or

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! 

Daily task  2. 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. Medications, supplements, and many other things are used routinely in PCD care to help aid in airway clearance by mobilizing secretions, support a healthy immune system, and to supply your body and help it preform normal bodily functions. Let’s face it every one of us takes some form of medication or supplement daily, so again this task can be for everyone, not just the patient with PCD. So let’s get out there and complete this task daily. 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

or

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!