The PHA community is a network of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences living their best lives. PHA highlights those experiences through inspiring first-person stories in our Right Heart Blog.
It was the summer of my senior year of high school. I remember the doctor coming into the room and diagnosing my mother with pulmonary hypertension (PH).
After diagnosed with PH, I felt many mixed emotions. But, as unbelievable as it can sound, my main emotion was that of HAPPINESS.
Bobby Hall is a social media influencer and activist who lends his voice to raising awareness for pulmonary hypertension.
Darby Hetrick was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) when she was only 2 years old. She needed to be on a life-sustaining, I.V. infused medication 24/7, and eventually was able to move to a subcutaneous pump.
Both mother and daughter were diagnosed with PAH. This is how their lives have changed.
Tami Arnold is a three-time cancer survivor and also lives with pulmonary hypertension.
At 24 years old, Becca Atherton, is transitioning from pediatric PH care to an adult facility.
In Haylee's first year of life she was on the exact growth chart as her older sister, but was hit with several respiratory illnesses.
Robert Nyerges directed a sports commercial that told the story of a young man growing up, playing baseball, and struggling with the loss of his mother to an illness.
