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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

January 2, 2019December 20, 2018

2018: My Year in Review

Columns, Life After PH – A Column By Kathleen Sheffer

2018 was triumphant. I accomplished several of my long-term goals. I had zero organ rejection, so I remained on my lowest dose of prednisone all year, and that meant ... Read more

December 21, 2018December 19, 2018

Focusing on Happiness During the Holidays

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

When I was younger, the holiday season was all about happiness and excitement. But each year, as I got older, it seemed as if the “magic” of the holiday ... Read more

December 14, 2018January 3, 2019

With PH, I Know Each Hospital Stay is Not My Last

Columns, Recharged and Rewired - a Column by Brittany Foster

“Hopefully we won’t see you back here any time soon!” “Let’s hope not!” This was the conversation between my nurse and me as I walked out of the hospital ... Read more

December 12, 2018December 21, 2018

Echocardiograms Are an Emotional Experience After PH and CHD

Columns, Life After PH – A Column By Kathleen Sheffer

Last week I went in for a cardiac ultrasound (I call this exam an echo). I’ve probably had hundreds of them in my life, but since my heart-lung transplant, ... Read more

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