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Day 8 of #30DaysofPH: In Remembrance of a Dear PHriend
Jen Cueva remembers her dear friend Catalina Lomeli, aka Moma Hen. They met in a PH chat group years ago. Through the years, Jen and Catalina built a stronger connection as they had kids the same age and shared the same specialist. Catalina flew to Texas from California to stay with Jen’s family for a year.
Despite the pain of losing such an important presence, Jen is thankful she was able to say goodbye to her friend and that Catalina acknowledged with her eyes that she knew she was there. That day, Moma Hen became Jen’s angel.
“When you’re connected to the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community, the loss of PHriends and PHamily is inevitable. Since I was diagnosed almost 18 years ago, I’ve experienced loss more often than I can count. There’s still no PH cure, so we share our stories to spread awareness and hopefully lead to one.”
Jen, reading about your friendship with Catalina has filled my heart with love.
Now back to our PH Community: How do you deal with loss?
To read the rest of Jen’s tribute and learn more about her friendship with Catalina, click here.
Our #30DaysOfPH initiative is running for the entire month of November. Each day, we are featuring a different story, and a different view of life with PH. To read all of the stories, visit our website.
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@jenc I think listed under the symptoms of PH should be grieving. We all experience so much of it in one form or the other, but especially through the loss of PHriends. I’m sorry you lost one so close to your heart. Thank you for sharing a bit of her with us through “30 Days of PH”.
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Hi @colleensteele, I agree with you. Grief happens way more often in the PH community. Thank you for your empathy and kindness.
I always enjoy sharing for the 30 Days of PH. Shout out to you, my FWW, for your amazing job again on the 30 Days of PH initiative!!
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