Singing

Singing in a local women’s choir has helped Christine Talbot come to terms with her diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) – and the group kindly raised money for our charity during their Christmas concert last year. Here Christine, 68, tells us more.

When Jen Bardsley-Taylor was diagnosed with PH, it came as a total shock. She was working hard as a singer, actor, business coach, and presenter – and thankfully a positive response to treatment has allowed her to continue her career.

In 2010, a study into singing as a therapy for chronic respiratory disease concluded that singing classes can improve quality of life and reduce anxiety for patients with respiratory diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

YouTube sensation Chloe Temtchine doesn’t let her PH stop her performing – she just takes her oxygen tank ‘Steve Martin’ along for the ride.