Personal Narrative: My Interview With Cooper

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Cooper has thick mucus building up in his right upper lung. We do his percussions or vibrations (if needing something more gentle if not feeling too well) before the going to the therapy. We usually do them with Cooper sitting up in bed in the correct postural drainage position; which would be sitting upright in bed with the bed raised, pillows behind him and his legs cocked at the knees. I always make sure that Cooper has some sort or protection between my hands and his skin, such as a towel or his gown. I always remind him of why we do the percussions or vibrations as he can become scared or nervous due to the fact I’m being fairly aggressive with him doing the percussions. I do this for 5-7 minutes depending on how much he can take each