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On his first date with Gill Stewart, Andrew Krelle told her he had pulmonary hypertension. Far from putting her off, the pair enjoyed over 11 years of happiness together – leaving Gill with precious memories that have helped her through the grief of losing him.
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met Andrew on a dating site back in 2009 and our first date was at a country pub. I liked him straight away; he was funny, kind, and I felt safe with him. That first time we met, he told me he had pulmonary hypertension and like so many people I’ve come across since, I had no idea what it was. He told me he had congenital heart disease and had been diagnosed with PH for four years. He explained he was in and out of hospital quite a lot, but it didn’t bother me at all. I saw the person, not the illness. We met up a couple of days later and it just went from there.
