Lung cheese and other euphemisms.

Phlegm/Sputum from a CF patient. - Phlegm/mucuous coughed up from a patient living with Cystic Fibrosis.
United States
February 7, 2010 2:01pm CST
My boyfriend and I have cute names we made up for his sputum: lung cheese, or in the attached photo: foating phlegm. My most recent analogy was "gum stuck to velcro". I keep trying to urge him to use his vest. That is his least favourite part: the physiotherapy. Any one else have euphemisms they use with their CF loved ones? It's an odd question, but I want to keep this category as active as possible.
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@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
12 Feb 10
Ummm No.... But I do know a lot of couples who do this. I never understood the need. But then I guess I am just a borderline romantic and not total romantic after all. :-)
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• United States
13 Feb 10
Oddly, your post made me smile. It reminded me of a South Park episode once, where the whole town got food poisoning, and the subsequent runs. They all came up with euphemisms: "green apple splatters", "drop the kids off at the pool", etc.
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@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
13 Feb 10
LOLOL happy to be of service.
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