The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as a result of the Russian invasion, is catastrophic. Our hearts go out to everyone caught up in this conflict. For those with serious health conditions like pulmonary hypertension, the situation is especially desperate.
If you would like to share some words of hope, messages of support, or even prayers or poems, please add your posts to this special message wall.
This website has global reach, and we will do what we can to ensure your messages are read by those who need strength and inspiration during this crisis. By coming together in this way, we hope to show just how much the UK’s pulmonary hypertension community cares about what is going on in Ukraine.
The latest messages….
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It’s hard to understand what so many people are going through, not so many miles away. Let’s be grateful for our freedoms, our safety, and those we love. Thinking of everyone affected by this awful conflict 💜
“Hope is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all”
From “Hope is the thing with feathers”, by Emily Dickinson
On 18th March, we caught up with Dr Joanna Pepke-Zaba, a pulmonary hypertension expert with links to European efforts to get help to people affected by this disease. Dr Pepke-Zaba, who is based in Cambridge, joined us from a conference in Switzerland for this special episode of EmPHAsis on Air, that aims to shed some light on this aspect of the humanitarian crisis.
If you can spare some money to support the families fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, you can donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal here.
The Disasters Emergency Committee brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas.
