She Was the Caregiver Until Pulmonary Hypertension Made Her the Patient

I’m Aware That I’m Rare: the phaware® podcast
Episode 584 - Christine Ryan

For Christine Ryan, being ill wasn’t the hardest part, letting others care for her was. Diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension after years of managing scleroderma, she struggled not with weakness, but with surrender. Used to pushing through pain for everyone else, Christine had to relearn how to listen to her body and accept limits without losing her sense of purpose.