Mom shares video of 'hitting' her baby to raise awareness of life-threatening illness
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A caring mother has been targeted by trolls after filming herself treating her ill baby by tapping her on the chest.
Sam Carrier was accused of being a child-beater by ignorant social media users when she uploaded the video to a Facebook page to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis.
The crippling illness causes breathing problems as the lungs fill with sticky mucus and eventually stop working.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One way of treating it involves performing air clearance techniques like tapping the chest to help clear the lungs.