Columns

October 28, 2019October 25, 2019

Finding Closure in the Gross Lab

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

Happy Halloween! This week, I’m taking you on a journey to a “gross lab.” Yes, that is what it’s called. Four weeks after our son Cullen’s heart and double-lung ... Read more

October 25, 2019October 23, 2019

Puppy Power: My New Pet Has Changed My Life for the Better

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

The last few months have seemed like a stretch of bad dreams. I’ve felt as if I’ve had little control over my physical health while my medical team has ... Read more

October 25, 2019October 24, 2019

My Challenges Transitioning from Nurse to Patient

Columns, Worth the PHight - a Column by Jen Cueva

As I work on my continuing education credits required to maintain my nursing license, I am reminded of how much I miss my days as a nurse. Prior to ... Read more

October 21, 2019October 18, 2019

Advice About Advice: Sort the Good from the Bad

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

Advice is like a bag of Halloween candy. You take it home, dump it out on the table, and sort through it. One pile for the good stuff, another ... Read more

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019

Our Wedding Vows Took on New Meaning After My PH Diagnosis

Columns, Worth the PHight - a Column by Jen Cueva

On March 14, 1992, when my husband said, “In sickness and in health,” he had no idea just how important those five words would become. I’m sure that like ... Read more

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019

My Dream Came True the Day I Met Carrie Underwood

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“Sometimes that mountain you’ve been climbing is just a grain of sand.” That line is from one of my favorite Carrie Underwood songs, “So Small.” I have listened to ... Read more

October 14, 2019October 10, 2019

Crafting New Dreams for My Life

Chronically Uncool – a Column by Ellie Bird, Columns

This is probably the hardest column I’ve written to date. It’s about how I deal with thinking about the future. I have been a planner my entire life. Whether ... Read more

October 14, 2019October 10, 2019

Make-A-Wish Foundation Provides Joy to Children, Families, and Volunteers

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

In last week’s column, I shared how the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted my son Cullen’s prodigious wish to meet President George W. Bush in 2008. To be on the receiving end ... Read more

October 11, 2019October 9, 2019

My Life Is About Waiting and Being Present in the Moment

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

Living in the moment feels like an impossible feat while managing a chronic illness. It is hard to keep my mind on the present when so much of my ... Read more

October 11, 2019October 9, 2019

My Free Advice to PH Newcomers

Columns, Worth the PHight - a Column by Jen Cueva

Nowadays, we pay for just about anything imaginable. But today is your lucky day! I’m offering free advice to those of you new to pulmonary hypertension (PH). Those who ... Read more