How I Pivoted to a New Career After My Heart-lung Transplant

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Changing career paths has brought columnist Anna Jeter both grief and joy

Four weeks before I entered my freshman year of college, I was being evaluated for a heart-lung transplant due to pulmonary hypertension (PH). Little did I know that I would spend the next four years managing these very separate journeys alongside each other.

During this time, I think I did a good job of compartmentalizing events in my mind — perhaps too good a job. On one train of thought, I was preparing for a career in nursing and pursuing my degree to secure this future. In a completely different realm, I was beginning my transplant journey. Read the full article in Pulmonary Hypertension News here.

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