My life with PH

Being diagnosed with PH has given Manchester-based Claire Lorenzilli a new perspective on life, which helps her deal with the challenges of having an invisible illness. She reflects on the battle to be believed, and explains why she no longer stresses about the small things…

Alysha Sharma didn’t want to go onto intravenous medication, but she’s spent the last year learning to accept her pump – and even to see it as a friend.

When Chris Casey was diagnosed with PH four years ago, he fell into a deep depression that affected both his body and mind. Since then, he has shed five stones, become a grandfather, and met and married the love of his life. This is Chris’s story of making changes and proving anything is possible – even when everything feels hopeless…

Liz Gibbs, 50, lives in Gloucestershire with her partner and two of her eight children. Following the shock of her PAH diagnosis a few months ago, she is now learning to adapt to life with the disease – and she wanted to share her story to help others coming to terms with it too.