Every time I visit my clinic, I get anxious. How can anyone with a chronic disease not feel like a bundle of nerves when they’re on a doctor’s visit? As an engineer, quantifying things is a necessary part of my life. I joke to myself that you…
“The scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love.” –Dr. Steve Maroboli Seven years ago, while in the depths of my…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to the…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to the podcast…
“Can we celebrate instead, please?” crossed my mind as my doctor discussed the results of my most recent right heart catheter. He showed me a chart that was sort of like a stoplight. The chart had green, yellow, and red markers. Red is an indication…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to the podcast…
There is an inner dialogue that often goes on in the mind of someone who is chronically ill when asking for help. Ultimately, the outcomes of these inner conflicts are feelings of guilt, shame, and uselessness. It is hard to break out of this…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to…
There are two things I have wanted all of my life: A drum kit and a dog. The drum kit never really panned out because they are ginormous, expensive, and loud. I tried getting my hands on several other musical instruments instead, but as a professional…
This podcast series, created and produced by phaware, is being offered as a regular guest feature on Pulmonary Hypertension News to bring the voices and life experiences of PH patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare specialists, and others to our readers. You may listen to the podcast…
The five stages of grief were first proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book “On Death and Dying.” Mourning the loss of your health is similar to mourning the loss of a loved one. We are faced with…
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