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    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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  • 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!

Today’s featured musicians are David Goldfarb - Tuba, Nina Guerrero - Piano with their submission titled! “Two Vocalises by Concone”.


This episode of Family Music is posted in observance of PCD Awareness Month. A big reason that I play brass instruments is that I have Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), a genetic condition that affects the cilia, which are hairlike structures in the lining of the lungs and other organs that, among other things, move mucus and whatever dust and germs we breathe in out of the lungs. Since my cilia can't do that effectively, I've always had a cough that sounds like some serious infection, but really it's normal for me, and it's not communicable to others. Folks with PCD stimulate the movement of fluid from the lungs by using medications and physical activity like vigorous exercise, percussion vests, and flutter valve breathing devices, but for me nothing is more effective and motivating than playing the trombone or the tuba for a few hours. Before COVID-19, I was rehearsing or performing five or six nights a week. For now, I stay in practice and record with my family at home and in virtual ensembles with other musicians, and look forward to a time when we can all perform in public again. ~ David A. Goldfarb

Episode can also be viewed on David A. Goldfarb’s YouTube Channel.


The PCD Artist Project is a collaborative effort by artist to raise awareness for PCD or primary ciliary dyskinesia and support the PCD Smiles program. Each artist who submitted art work to the project either has PCD or has a PCD friend or family member.

 

The PCD Artist Project’s 2020 exhibition merchandise ranges from apparel, giftware, home furnishings, and printed products such as posters, prints, wall art, and other items, all created from our exhibition; which can be viewed on PCD Smiles’s website. It is our hope that you support the PCD Smiles program by purchasing exhibition merchandise today.

 

***All proceeds from the PCD Artist Project go to support PCD Smiles!!!

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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

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Thank you for your consideration!

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