The Rare Purple Elephant “Pongo” and his role in raising awareness of pulmonary hypertension, an initiative by the Greek pulmonary hypertension association Hellenic PH
Ioanna Alysandratou, a pulmonary hypertension patient and President of Hellenic PH,, is the creator of Pongo, the “rare” purple elephant. Pongo has only a tiny little nostril and struggles to breathe. This is one of the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension, a rare condition affecting the lungs and heart. Pongo has been used in many awareness […]