Columns

March 22, 2019March 20, 2019

Realizing My Worth in Relationships

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

One thing I have learned in my 27 years is that relationships aren’t always built to last. Some people have come into my life for a few years or ... Read more

March 15, 2019March 19, 2019

PH Life Feels Like Residing in a Waiting Room

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

I get anxious just thinking about what it’s like sitting in a waiting room at a doctor’s office. In waiting rooms, I pretend to keep myself occupied and distracted ... Read more

March 8, 2019March 15, 2019

With PH, I Choose to Be Cautiously Optimistic

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

Black-and-white thinking is something that I have mastered for the majority of my life. In the psychology world, the term for this type of thinking is called “splitting.” According ... Read more

March 6, 2019March 12, 2019

Skiing Put My Life with PH in a New Light

Columns, Life After PH – A Column By Kathleen Sheffer

President’s Day weekend was supposed to be monumental. I intended to write a feel-good column about coming full circle. It was my first time skiing post-transplant in the mountains ... Read more

March 1, 2019March 7, 2019

Unexpected Life Lessons from My Hospital Roommate

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

My repeated hospitalization cycle since November has tested my physical and mental strength. When pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety fill my thoughts, it is hard to see the positive. While in ... Read more

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019

Have You Joined the Pulmonary Hypertension News Forums Yet?

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

My support systems provide me with courage, sympathy, and compassion and help me to persevere in difficult moments. A large part of my support comes from an online community ... Read more

February 14, 2019February 20, 2019

Heart-lung Transplant Inspires Art, Valentines

Columns, Life After PH – A Column By Kathleen Sheffer

The night before my heart-lung transplant, I was in my high school art studio working on an oil painting. I had started painting to pass the time while waiting ... Read more

February 8, 2019February 14, 2019

Expressing Gratitude Instead of Apologizing

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“I’m sorry you have to take these days out of work.” “I’m sorry for not being able to spend a lot of time with you.” “I’m sorry this has ... Read more

February 6, 2019February 12, 2019

Gratitude for an Unfair Life

Columns, Life After PH – A Column By Kathleen Sheffer

I am particularly sensitive to feeling left out of activities with friends. This started when I was a young, sick kid. I walked at the very end of the ... Read more

February 1, 2019February 6, 2019

Malnutrition’s Impact on My Physical and Mental Health

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

Pulmonary hypertension is unpredictable in countless ways. I experience noticeable health changes throughout each day, from one hour to the next. Pulmonary hypertension has impacted the way I breathe and ... Read more

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