During my senior year of high school, a teacher assigned the task of creating a “bucket…
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
On Sunday, one of my longest friends with pulmonary hypertension received a heart-lung transplant. I met Camille at…
The Pulmonary Hypertension News team and entire PH community mourns the loss of Rebecca Lidenberg who passed…
My sister and I fell asleep in our flannel nightgowns as my mom drove our minivan…
I Am a PH Patient Without PH
When asked to help launch the Pulmonary Hypertension News Forums,…
Using the New ‘Pulmonary Hypertension News’ Forums
The Pulmonary Hypertension News forums are a new feature devoted to empowering patients, caregivers and medical professionals with…
I’ve written before about the importance of community while battling chronic…
Receiving a transplant is more than the gift of life; it’s the gift of a rich…
It didn’t get old. I was still very much amused the third time I…
Marking Time After Transplant
Days We counted time in days after my surgery. The first few were a blur. “How…
Brad and I met because he commented on my blog,…
Prepared for the Worst
On early morning drives to Stanford Medical Center, I blast upbeat songs and belt…