Manually palpating the chest to loosen phlegm to help people with CF cough it up is also a standard treatment for the condition.
You are heard. I wish you only the best and I am sorry that you and others have experienced what you have.
One of the things that I am trying to maintain in the face of covid-19 is perspective. Generally this has meant that yes, something awful is happening, but that doesn't invalidate the wonderful things also happening and it's OK for me to feel joy. Now I also have some perspective that there are other absolutely horrible things and we should not minimize those either.
Sending you and yours my best hope and love.
Thank you for your kind words and good intentions.
But please note that there are good things in my life as well. The past decade or two have been pretty darn hard, but it's not all downside.
And because I have CF, I already do remote work and live like a germaphobe. So the pandemic is, so far, kind of an annoying inconvenience. And I'm trying to figure out how to provide solutions, such as:
https://writepay.blogspot.com/2020/03/textbroker-and-covid19... (which I posted to HN and it got no traction)
And: https://stoptouchingyourface.blogspot.com/
In my experience, people feeling sorry for me doesn't pay my bills, doesn't get me any real respect, doesn't get my writing taken seriously or get me traction, etc.
If you are really sorry for what I have been through, then help me make all that suffering mean something. Help me get the word out and get some traction and make a difference.
Turn all those years of suffering into a learning opportunity for the world, not one more reason for everyone on the planet to hate me, treat me like I'm pathetic and generally ignore me and the things I have to say.
Make my pain make a positive difference in the world instead of just being a private burden.
