WE ROAR Magazine Issue 01 - Magazine - Page 73
Chitra Tripathi
In 2005, Chitra was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension due to a pulmonary embolism.
Frequent hospital visits, blood tests, diagnostic tests, and multiple medicines were an intricate
part of her life. Her heart was gradually giving up to sustain the pulmonary hypertension
pressures, causing problems with simple breathing, speaking, walking, and doing other
chores.
Fortunately, in 2008 she had a life-saving
pulmonary endarterectomy surgery at Papworth
Hospital, Cambridge. Her heart pressures were
reduced to some normality giving her a new life.
However, the post-hospital discharge journey was
unpleasant as she struggled to find a suitable carer
at home. She had to rely on her husband, her
brothers, and their families for immediate clinical
and personal care. This led to low self-esteem,
anxiety, and mental health issues with her basic
routines.
As she started searching for carers locally, she was
immediately struck by how difficult it was even to
get hold of anyone and then to get them to
understand her post-surgical caring needs.
This experience prompted her and her
family to create the Premier Care Support
organisation to support and care for people
with mainstream diseases and those with
unconventional,
life-threatening,
and
ongoing health conditions needing more
intermittent care.
Chitra’s intensive recruitment and service
management background, coupled with her
personal life experiences led her and her
team to a greater understanding of the
complexities of rare diseases and an
Awareness of the need for a more flexible
and bespoke approach to care with passion.
Her business supports families across
Buckinghamshire and surrounding London
areas with unique and bespoke care options
-catered to keeping them and their family
members at the heart of the decisionmaking process, thus giving them more
personal choice and control over their care
and delivering genuine quality care to
highest standards set by CQC.
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