Gabriele, a 47-year-old Italian national residing in Brescia, bravely opens up about his personal journey with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH), aiming to raise crucial awareness within the pulmonary hypertension community. By sharing his experience, he hopes to shed light on this condition and its impact, offering support and insights to those who may be […]
From left: Monica, 12 years post double lung transplant; Pisana, 21 years; Samantha, 19 years; Meri, 18 years; Alessandro, 20 years; Veronica, 19 years. In the middle stands Erna, a remarkable woman who provided unwavering support to us and our families during our time in Vienna, both before and after our life-changing surgeries. All of
Menopause is something that 50% of the population will experience at some point in their life, but it isn’t talked about enough. The PHA UK takes a closer look at menopause, and how it affects women with pulmonary hypertension. Read more at this link on the PHA UK phocusonlifestyle.org web page Four patients have shared
http://www.phocusonlifestyle.org is the “sister” website to that of the UK Pulmonary Hypertension, PHA UK. It is aimed at patients and peers supporting each other through stories. It also houses written resources covering a very wide range of issues related to living with pulmonary hypertension including:
Samantha Ciurlini’s journey with pulmonary arterial hypertension began in 2005 when she received her diagnosis. Twelve years ago, she underwent a life-changing double lung transplant surgery at the renowned Vienna General Hospital (AKH). Prior to her diagnosis, Samantha had a passion for volleyball and even played at a semi-professional level. Despite the challenges she faced,
Eva Otter has been living with pulmonary hypertension for twenty years. She was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2003. At that time she was a busy medical laboratory manager in Lower Austria and also supported her boss at conferences, with publications etc.In this article Eva shares her patient journey over the past years, how she
Sinem Kalın’s lung transplant story in an interview with Dr Erdal Taşçı. Moderator Emine Çayıroğlu. The video can be viewed on the PAHSSc YouTube channel at this link
Summary This article for the European Heart Journal Supplements has been written by two pulmonary arterial hypertension patients who describe the patient experience and explore the ways in which patients are increasingly being given a voice in developing approaches to treatment. As patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension are living longer, it is important that they
400+ pulmonary hypertension patient, caregiver and medical professionals’ stories from the podcast series by phaware global association® I’M AWARE THAT I’M RARE: THE PHAWARE® PODCAST is devoted to raising global awareness about pulmonary hypertension with dynamic stories from pulmonary hypertension patients, caregivers and medical professionals from around the world. Over 400 stories have been included in the podcast
Noriko Murakami is the President of PHA Japan and the mother of Yukiko, a young PH patient who had a lung transplant surgery from a live donor. The PAHSSc is grateful to Mrs. Noriko Murakami for having agreed to contribute to its magazine Nefes (The Breath ) with insights on lung transplantation from a live
Would you kindly give us some information about yourself? My name is Aryeh Copperman, I am the CEO since 2005 of Isreal’s pulmonary hypertension association. I have a BA in Accounting and information systems, and Masters Degree in Public Health, from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. I am married with 4 children. My wife has
On the occasion of the 2022 edition of the Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day, on May 5, HTaPFrance released a short film titled “Regards croisés”, which presents three people who currently have or have had epoprostenol treatment intravenously, using a pump and a centralised catheter. They share their experience with the pump in day to day
I’m B J-N , 42 years old living with my significant other. We don’t have any children. In my childhood and youth I was always very sporty and active. I’m into athletics, children’s gymnastics and finally even competitive gymnastics. I started horseback riding when I was 13. But even then I was always more susceptible
My life with pulmonary arterial hypertension and rheumatism, a patient story Read Post »
Gerry is 32 year old, mother of 2, military wife, living in Florida. She was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) and congestive heart failure (CHF) in Sept of 2018. Since her diagnosis she says she has felt the draw to share her story so that others can find hope and inspiration from it.
Gerry, a patient advocate for pulmonary arterial hypertension, on Instagram Read Post »
PH Human, part of the JanssenWithMe digital platform, was created in partnership with the pulmonary hypertension patient community and is dedicated to supporting people with the condition. It has a particular focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (Group 1 WHO classification of pulmonary hypertension). It helps share real-life experiences from people living with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Rosie Matthysen was a pulmonary hypertension patient and a patient advocate. She was the founder of HTAP Belgique, the Belgian francophone pulmonary hypertension association, one of the founding members of PHA Europe. In this touching video poste on the PHA EUROPE YouTube channel Rosie tells her story and tells us about her life with pulmonary
Rosie’s “Breathtaking Story”, submitted by the Belgian French association HTAP Belgique Read Post »
