Work and PH

When Wayne Culyer’s CTEPH symptoms worsened, he made the difficult decision to leave the job he’d been in for 38 years. Just a few weeks after he took medical retirement, he and his wife Kathy shared their thoughts and experiences…

Julie Royle was working as a teacher when she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension in 2012. And although the decision to leave seemed obvious, it wasn’t without some soul-searching…

Bob Owens took medical retirement from his job as a butcher, after dropping to part-time hours upon diagnosis.

Fiona Ballantyne took ill health retirement from her job as an administrative officer when she was diagnosed with PAH in 2019.