inform yourself:
Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
PH may occur due to disease in the large or the small pulmonary arteries, but in nearly all cases, the small pulmonary arteries are eventually affected. How the disease starts is not known, but it involves three processes: vasoconstriction, or narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs; proliferation or scarring of the blood vessels that makes them stiffer and thicker, narrowing the blood vessels further and in some cases blocking them completely; and thrombosis or clotting, which also contributes to narrowing of the blood vessels. These changes make it more difficult for blood to get through to the lungs, and the right side of the heart must pump harder to overcome the resistance. Eventually, the extra stress causes the heart to enlarge and become less flexible. Less and less blood is able to flow out of the heart, through the lungs, and into the body, and more and more symptoms start to show.
please help raise awareness for this deadly disease. the more people informed about it, the greater the hope for a cure one day.
i wish i had at least one more day with you, so i could've told you that i love you one last time.. i love you for ever and always mommy.
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one thing's for sure..
i cherish the family and friends in my life!!
i live by the motto.. "treat others how you'd want to be treated"
i have a chronic problem with being on time!
i love kisses on the forehead, flowers and stargazing.
"Always stay honest and content with the simple things in life"
nyc summer 2004...