Pulmonary Hypertension takes young life-The McGrath Family - AUSTRALIA
The day before Mother's Day this year, Redland Bay mother Vivienne McGrath lost her six-year-old son Alex to Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).
PH is a rare, life-threatening lung disease where the sufferer's blood pressure in the arteries of their lungs elevates.
This places stress on the heart and reduces the amount of oxygen that is able to reach tissues of the body.
In a desperate plea to make the community aware of the deadly disease, Vivienne is supporting an awareness campaign - Pucker Up 4 PH.
PH Australia is on the lookout for someone whose lips could be used to create a blue kiss logo as part of the global publicity and health education campaign in 2010 to raise awareness of the rare disease.