no one thinks I am sick

[Aunt Lizzie]

Isn’t it strange how some people’s reactions can be so different.  I’ve been lucky.  My extended family treat me as though I am not able to do a lot of things now – PH and old age.  I get a lot of, here sit down, or, let me do that, when I am more than capable.  I don’t resent it, I just laugh.  Before I was diagnosed with PH about 8 years ago, I was unable to walk any distance and kept fainting and knew I was getting worse.  So a diagnosis of severe PH with pressure of 53, and heart failure was actually a relief and once I got the right pills, then 12 months later a pacemaker, I was back to almost normal.  Most days I forget I have this thing, but if I get the flu or a bad cold, OR the second Pfizer jab, my pulse goes up to about 120 and sits there, just to remind me I am at risk.  Hang in there Brian, there’s a lot of good advice in this column.