Knowledge!

I know a lot of people with Pulmonary Hypertension and other long term illnesses don`t really want to know all the in`s and outs of their illness and would rather be ignorant of many of the facts of the illness they are suffering from. I can understand that point of view as having an illness like PH can be frightening and make you fearful of the future but personally I think they are wrong and are not doing themselves any favours by remaining ignorant.
With these illnesses the key to managing them and remaining alive and well is in fact knowledge and self help. The doctors can do so much but you also have to help yourself as well and you cannot do this unless you understand your condition and the illness you have. Knowledge someone once said is the key to power and that is very true. By having knowledge about your condition and your illness you have the power to help your self and control and manage your illness.Ignorance may give you some comfort in the short term but in the long term knowledge is the key to survival!

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