Today’s featured artist is Joy Soler with her submission titled “PCD Awareness”.
“Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder that results from abnormalities with the body’s cilia. This means that the microscopic tubular structures, called “cilia”, that line the larger airways within the lung do not move (ciliary immotility), move abnormally (ciliary dyskinesia), or are absent (aplasia). These small structures are responsible for helping to mobilize mucus from the lung as part of the immune system, and patients get recurrent infections when these structures do not work efficiently, usually leading to a secondary disorder called bronchiectasis. These cilia structures or components are also crucial structures in other parts of the body like nasal/sinus passageways, ear canals, fallopian tubules and sperm. Thus, patients tend to also experience recurrent sinus and ear infections, but other problems like fertility can be an issue.” ~ National Jewish Health
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 family member.
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