Did you know that I have a new appreciation for street corners? I remember when I would attempt…
Articles by Mike Naple
As the seasons change and we inch closer to Halloween, I have found myself reading the works of…
It was like any other morning commute. Stand on the platform with crowds of people, all waiting for…
One holiday season a few years ago, I was sprinting through the Atlanta airport desperately trying to make…
At the start of pulmonary rehabilitation, I was asked to write out a goal to work toward throughout…
“If you’re paying out-of-pocket, Mr. Naple, that will be $1,600 for the one month of sildenafil. Is that something…
Going back to the hospital in Fairfax, Virginia, felt in some ways like returning to the scene of a crime.
I’m tired just from typing these words. A rare disease like pulmonary hypertension doesn’t operate in a vacuum — side…
When we’re growing up, I imagine many of us are not thinking about the costs of healthcare. For many kids,…
Sometimes when I think about the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension — dizziness, shortness of breath, dry cough, and chest pain…
The office looked like an Ikea showroom. I didn’t know what I was going to say, or how he would…
I didn’t know what pulmonary hypertension was before my diagnosis. When I would tell friends and family about the disease,…