{"id":27558,"date":"2023-06-06t15:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-06t14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/?p=27558"},"modified":"2024-08-19t10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19t09:01:17","slug":"marking-a-year-since-cteph-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/marking-a-year-since-cteph-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"marking a year since cteph surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
pha uk member paul sealey is gearing up to mark one year since life-saving surgery by running 13.1 miles for our charity. <\/strong><\/p> paul, who lives in wales, will complete the cardiff half marathon in october – almost 12 months to the day since his pulmonary endarterectomy<\/a>.<\/p> he underwent the operation to remove clots on his lungs that had caused chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension<\/a> (cteph), after living with debilitating symptoms for years.<\/p> paul will be joined by his son josh for the race, and he\u2019s determined to make it a meaningful end to a tough journey with his health by raising money for the pha uk.<\/p> he said: \u201cthe day of the run will be just short of a year since my operation and there\u2019s a massive significance in that. it means that in less than a year, i will have gone from having a life-saving operation to running a half marathon. it\u2019s going to be a big personal achievement.\u201d<\/p> the cardiff half marathon takes place on 1st<\/sup> october and paul is collecting sponsorship online here<\/a>.<\/p> you can read our full interview with paul in the summer issue of emphasis<\/a>, published at the end of june.<\/em><\/p>