My sister- the aspiring respiratory ther./nurse/doctor

This is Maya and her patient Lucy. The other day Lucy was coughing and Maya calmly, but quickly ran over to grab the face mask we use to do CPT on Cicily. (CPT is when you take a mask , or cupped hand and just thump on a person's chest to clear their lungs. We frequently thump Cis' chest when she's coughing.) Maya proceeded to pick up Lucy, lay her down and begin CPT. Treatment was successful -Lucy stopped coughing.

I suppose Maya could be aspiring to be a respiratory therapist or, even better, a Mom to her own wonderful child like Cicily. We've already started wondering when we'd feel comfortable leaving Maya and Cicily alone at home. Let's see, Maya can already replace an HME, suction a trach, call 911, run a feeding pump, and perform CPT when necessary. We'll start working on trach changes. ;)