My life with PH

Living with pulmonary hypertension doesn’t stop Viv Lloyd raising smiles in hospitals with her partner Denise and their therapy dog Bobbi. Mary Ferguson found out more about their volunteering and what it means to both them and the people they visit.

When Katie Somerfield was diagnosed with idiopathic PH in 2015, she would never have believed that four years later she’d be embarking on a new career in healthcare.

Teenager Rachael Emery climbed Mount Snowdon four years after being diagnosed with PH, raising over £2000.

Richard Kitchener will always remember when he was diagnosed with Chronic Thromoboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and had life-changing surgery to give him his future. Here, the 52-year-old from Shepshed near Loughborough looks back on his journey.