Daily task 8. Expand your existing PCD knowledge or learn something new about PCD, and then share that knowledge with others. (Expand your knowledge and spread awareness of PCD. This can be done by making a post in a PCD support group posing a question about PCD to the group. We learn from other’s antidotal life experiences.)

The eighth daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to expand your PCD knowledge, and share it. Everyone has something they can learn everyday. Expanding your understanding of primary ciliary dyskinesia can be beneficial to everyone in your circle. Sharing your PCD knowledge helps promote awareness, awareness leads to interest, and interest leads to funding, funding leads to cures. We need a cure in PCD, and we need to be loud and proud to generate that interest, funds, and research. 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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#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!  

Daily task 7. Select a hobby & practice it every day. (Pick anything & stick with it, no days off. This can be combined with 30 minutes of daily self care)

The seventh daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to expand your world beyond the chronic illness in your life. We challenge you to select a new hobby, learn, and practice it daily. This task can be done as part of your daily self care task. In order to feed our souls and help our mental health a hobby can alleviate stress. Stress can have a great impact on physical health and relationships as well. Our tasks are designed to be done by everyone and not just the primary ciliary dyskinesia patient. So get out there learn, practice, and relax. 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 6. Take 30 minutes a day for self care. (Self care can be whatever you want. A nap, read, meditate, draw, or whatever.)

The sixth daily task in the Turtle On 100 Day challenge is to make thirty minutes out of your day a do self care. Self care is an important part of mental and physical health, and it should not be skipped. This tasks is to hit home the notion that we can take care of ourselves and be successful at the same time. When you have a chronic illness or are taking care of someone with a chronic illness it is easy to get so wrapped up that you forget to takes care of your emotional health. Caregivers and patients alike forget to take care for their basic needs that feed their souls. This task is for everyone as well, so get out there. 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 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!

#PCDsmiles  #PCDstyle  #PCDsmilesCookbook  #PrimaryCiliaryDyskinesia  #SmileEcove  #TurtleTalk  #TurtleTalkCafe  #PCD

#PCDawareness to help find a #cure4PCD!