Attending the Transplant Games of America in Salt Lake City earlier this month was the best…
Kathleen Sheffer
After fighting idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension with combined intravenous and oral therapies for 17 years, Kathleen received a heart-lung transplant on July 1, 2016. Now 24, she works as a photographer in San Francisco, California, and writes about the transition from life with PH to life with chronic immunosuppression. See her photography at kathleensheffer.com.
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Articles by Kathleen Sheffer
I don’t know how to begin to explain the experience of being at the Donate…
One thing that I have looked forward to throughout my transplant journey is the…
Last week, I reflected on attending the Pulmonary Hypertension Association 2018 International PH Conference and Scientific…
At the end of June, I was honored to photograph the Pulmonary Hypertension Association 2018…
A heart-lung transplant cured my pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and changed the way I…
Third in a series. Read part one and part two. As I wrote last…
Second in a series. Read part one. I’ll be the first to admit…
In Defense of Transplant: Part I
First in a series. Lung transplantation has an image problem. People often refer to…
 As a freelance photographer, I spend most of my working hours at home alone, editing…
For the first couple months of my recovery from a heart-lung transplant, I…
April is National Donate Life Month, a chance to celebrate those who have saved lives…