The first step to making the world a better place is choosing your cause. This is a big part of what keeps young people ticking -- figuring out how they want to channel their hopes, dreams, talents and passions to make a difference. For some people, it takes years to stumble upon their cause, be it ending global poverty or saving the ever-adorable manatee. For some of us, the issue we care about is in high definition long before we know what we want to do about it. We'll give you a hint...our cause is the one closest to our hearts.
That's right. We're talking about pulmonary hypertension,* the complex and often misunderstood lung condition that inspired the birth of Generation Hope in 2009. Generation Hope was established by a group of young people living with this disease who wanted a place to connect with other patients who were looking forward to living active and meaningful lives with PH.
In the past two years, Generation Hope has shown the world loud and clear that young adults are committed to fighting back against the disease that unites them. From Kim Ford, who organized a nation-wide day for PH awareness on July 8, to Ryan Juntti and Nicole Cooper, who joined other patients in tracking down the producers to the Dr. Oz Show to convince them to do a show about PH, young adults are willing to live, breathe, and tweet PH to tell the world why pulmonary hypertension matters.
So what do you say? Is pulmonary hypertension awareness YOUR manatee? If you're looking to channel your energy and passion passion to spread the word about PH, to your community, to the media, or to your elected representatives, we invite you to join us. A new group is forming within Generation Hope for PH activists in their 20s and 30s. The group will learn about legislative issues that affect PH patients and caregivers, and work together to find creative ways to take action and make a difference in the fight against PH.
We’ll be hosting a kick-off call next week for anyone interested in getting involved. Email Outreach@PHAssociation.org to learn more!
That's right. We're talking about pulmonary hypertension,* the complex and often misunderstood lung condition that inspired the birth of Generation Hope in 2009. Generation Hope was established by a group of young people living with this disease who wanted a place to connect with other patients who were looking forward to living active and meaningful lives with PH.
In the past two years, Generation Hope has shown the world loud and clear that young adults are committed to fighting back against the disease that unites them. From Kim Ford, who organized a nation-wide day for PH awareness on July 8, to Ryan Juntti and Nicole Cooper, who joined other patients in tracking down the producers to the Dr. Oz Show to convince them to do a show about PH, young adults are willing to live, breathe, and tweet PH to tell the world why pulmonary hypertension matters.
So what do you say? Is pulmonary hypertension awareness YOUR manatee? If you're looking to channel your energy and passion passion to spread the word about PH, to your community, to the media, or to your elected representatives, we invite you to join us. A new group is forming within Generation Hope for PH activists in their 20s and 30s. The group will learn about legislative issues that affect PH patients and caregivers, and work together to find creative ways to take action and make a difference in the fight against PH.
We’ll be hosting a kick-off call next week for anyone interested in getting involved. Email Outreach@PHAssociation.org to learn more!
*We know, we know. What else is new?
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