 Singer Chloe Temtchine, who suffers from pulmonary venoocclusive disease (PVOD), which accounts for a small number of pulmonary hypertension cases, wrote her song "Be Brave" shortly after she was released from a hospital's critical care unit, and donates 50% of sales proceeds to the PHA.Three female pulmonary hypertension patients came together in 1987 with the hope of reaching other pulmonary hypertension patients.The goal was to connect pulmonary hypertension patients with one another, help locate pulmonary hypertension specialists and centers, form support groups, and publish a newsletter about the pulmonary hypertension community.