Online Dating and Intimate Disclosures
I found myself on Tinder a few weeks ago, after swearing to my friends and family that I would never date again. Truthfully, I felt like...
The Importance of Friendship
Unfortunately, it often takes a tragedy to find out who your real friends are. And, although living with PH sucks, it is a really good...
Breaking Points
On Dec. 21, 2013, I was officially diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. My doctor told me I had a few years to...
Study Shows an Affordable Generic Drug Could Help Treat PAH Patients
The cost to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is often exceedingly high, costing more than $200,000 annually. Rare disease...
My Experience Practicing Qi Gong with Pulmonary Hypertension
It can be challenging to find an exercise routine when living with pulmonary hypertension (PH). This is partly because each individual...
Holding onto Hope and Dancing Again, Thanks to Paramore
My obsession with hope began when it was taken away from me nearly four years ago. I was alone in a doctor’s office, watching snow fall...
What I Learned about Chronic Pain Watching ‘Gaga: Five Foot Two’
I wasn’t feeling well two weeks ago after completely overdoing it in a heat wave and convincing myself that paddle boating was a good...
Finding Relief After Pre-Appointment Anxiety
I had a follow-up with my pulmonary hypertension specialist a few weeks ago. I find it hard to mentally prepare for these appointments....
Why Pulmonary Hypertension Isn’t an Invisible Illness to Me
Pulmonary hypertension might be an invisible illness, but it isn’t invisible to me. I notice pulmonary hypertension first thing when I...
Finding Reasons to Be Happy
It became difficult to envision many milestones in my life after I was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Getting married,...
