Cystic Fibrosis Day!

Cystic Fibrosis is close to our heart here at the Academy since our very own Avery has it.  We thought we should learn more about it since we are busy raising money (more on that soon!) and learning all about our lungs, so Ms. Abby was our visiting professor today!  Lucky us!

Everyone who wanted to took a turn on Avery's "shakey" vest.  

It was a little unnerving at first, but a little fun too.

We all tried on her "puff puff" mask. 

We talked about how the mask and vest break up the mucus in her lungs.

Then Avery handed each of her friend an enzyme pill.  

We broke them open and looked at what was inside.

We counted out 20 pills - that's how many she takes every day.

 Then, we saw air go in and out of the bag as we filled and emptied our lungs.

We blew in the straw to measure how much air was inside our lungs.

And we pulled up and down on the diaphragm to fill and empty this model of our lungs. 

What a wonderful day.  Thanks very much for teaching us, Ms. Abby and Avery!