Relationships

When Sonia was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension at the age of 30, it left her shell-shocked and bewildered. She was terrified her quality of life would be non-existent and she would be left housebound and constantly attached to an oxygen machine.

Sophie’s story “Before my diagnosis, the only symptom I had was shortness of breath after walking up a flight of stairs or two. Sometimes it would really take my breath way, and it would take me about five to ten minutes to recover. But I just thought I was becoming unfit. From my first doctor’s…

Clinical psychologist Emma Offord talks to Steph Pollard about the emotional effects of PH on partners.

Toby Pettifor of east Sussex gave his Dad and brother a shock when he collapsed in hospital, but despite a history of PH in the family, he has not been abashed and remains extremely positive. Here he tells his story…