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November 30, 2020November 23, 2020

Life Is Worth the Picture

Columns, Life As A Caregiver - a Column by Colleen Steele

Life with pulmonary hypertension was far from picture perfect, but I always took snapshots anyway. No filters, just life the way my own eyes had seen it. I captured ... Read more

November 23, 2020November 20, 2020

Returning to My Exercise Routine, One Dance Step at a Time

Chronically Uncool – a Column by Ellie Bird, Columns

Since being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2017, I have had a complicated relationship with exercise. I have been quite erratic in my approach to staying active. At times, I’ve ... Read more

November 23, 2020November 19, 2020

Reflections From a Thankful Caregiver

Columns, Life As A Caregiver - a Column by Colleen Steele

Are you a pulmonary hypertension (PH) caregiver? If so, then November has been your special month. Thanksgiving is celebrated this week in the U.S., and all month there has ... Read more

November 18, 2020November 17, 2020

How Our Family’s COVID-19 Illnesses Have Been Going

Columns, Worth the PHight - a Column by Jen Cueva

Sometimes life refuses to go according to plan. Having pulmonary hypertension (PH) and coexisting illnesses only adds to this. Not that we needed to throw our lives off-balance any ... Read more

November 16, 2020November 13, 2020

As Cullen Turns 21, We Celebrate Another Milestone

Columns, Life As A Caregiver - a Column by Colleen Steele

Adulting is hard. As children, we look forward to the freedom to make our own decisions, but being responsible for ourselves isn’t always as satisfying as we thought it ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020

Teaching and Recognizing Kindness Helps Me Remain Grateful

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.” – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer My life has been very uncertain lately. There are days when things ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 9, 2020

Moma and Me: We’re in This PHight Together

Columns, Worth the PHight - a Column by Jen Cueva

“Without you, there would be no me. I am everything reflected in your eyes. I am everything approved by your smile. I am everything born of your guidance. I ... Read more

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Finding Balance Between Optimism and Pessimism

Columns, Life As A Caregiver - a Column by Colleen Steele

There are times in life when I believe it is necessary to sit on the fence between optimism and pessimism. A pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis and the battle that ... Read more

November 6, 2020November 4, 2020

Reflection Reminds Me That I Can Overcome My Worst Days

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“So far, you’ve survived 100% of your worst days.” I have questioned my strength during so many moments in my life — moments that left me feeling tired, defeated, ... Read more

November 2, 2020October 29, 2020

How I’m Making Time Count During the Pandemic

Chronically Uncool – a Column by Ellie Bird, Columns

One difficult aspect of the pandemic and all of the necessary restrictions that have been put in place is the feeling that our time is being wasted. Young people, ... Read more