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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (also known as pulmonary hypertension) is high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs that can lead to heart failure. Learn more about PH/PAH.
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Category Archives: Living with PAH
Successful Tournament at Piscataquis Golf Course
Charity Golf Tournament Swings fore a PH Cure Piscataquis Golf Course hosted its 4th Annual Pulmonary Hypertension “Swinging Fore a Cure” Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 13. All proceeds from this charity golf tournament will go to UPHill Journeys (UJ), … Continue reading
SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS
Portland/Bangor Meetings in 2015 The Portland Support Group meetings will be held on April 27, June 29, August 24; Patient Forum September 12 at the Dana Center, and a Holiday Party in December (date and place tba). All regular meetings … Continue reading
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day UPHill Journeys & PHA Tuesday, November 20th from 8-1 at Maine Medical Center on the ground floor by the courtyard. Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day will be held as part of awareness month which is the month … Continue reading
Maine’s Bangor Daily News Talks Up Uphill Journeys
On September 4, Uphill Journeys – and our upcoming Patient Forum and Benefit Golf Tournament – were written up in the Bangor Daily News. Click the link below to read how of our founder, Jeannette Morrill, raises awareness of pulmonary arterial … Continue reading
Braden’s Uphill Journey
Catching My Breath It started with stairs. Several months after the birth of my son, I carried a laundry basket up from our basement. When I reached the nursery I was gasping for breath. I sat down. Then I had … Continue reading
Living with PAH
May 2, 2012 After being diagnosed with PH in 1976, today is the day I am going to start writing about my experiences in the hopes of sharing what I know about living with this incurable and rare disease. This … Continue reading
The Story of Uphill Journeys
Uphill Journeys Founder Jeannette Morrill was inspired to start this organization, and continue her advocacy and fundraising work under its umbrella, by her first meeting with a newly diagnosed patient at Maine Medical Center in 2010. A long-time PH/PAH advocate … Continue reading
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