The Mind of a 30 Year Old Female - Chloe temtchine

Cosmopolitan' recently published an article that offered a peek inside the roller-coaster mind of a 30-year old female. It chronicled the feelings, rational or not, associated with this milestone age. The flurry of questions that pin-balled in her thoughts included: - Do I officially fall into the category of cougar? Do college kids think I'm old? Is it creepy if I think they're hot? - Will I never be carded again, and if I am, will it be a "courtesy card," like when they card my mom at the liquor store to make her feel better about herself? She's 60. However, for YouTube sensation and the 2011 AVON National and International Songwriting Competition Winner, singer/songwriter Chloe Temtchine, age 30, one question rings loudest in her thoughts: Will I live? In February 2013, Ms. Temtchine's album, produced by American Grammy nominee, Greg Camp, was nearing completion, and its national and international promotional tour was imminent, when inexplicably Ms. Temtchine's personal and professional life were forever altered. She was rushed to the emergency room due to congestive right-heart failure, the result of a rare life-threatening pulmonary disease, which had quietly and viciously attacked her, leaving her breathless and almost lifeless. Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease (PVOD) is a clinicopathologic syndrome that accounts for a small number of cases of pulmonary hypertension. PVOD is so rare that the largest clinical study in the world consists of 11 cases, 9 of whom died before the year-long study was concluded. In spite of the grim prognosis, Ms. Temtchine has elected to replace the sirens of death with the beautiful and life-inspiring sounds of music. Mere months since her diagnosis, Ms. Temtchine, along with her portable oxygen tank, whom she affectionately refers to as Steve Martin, will valiantly breathe life back into her music. On Saturday, March 29th, Ms. Temtchine's new song, Be Brave, will debut on iTunes. It is intended to serve as an anthem for all those afflicted directly or indirectly by this aggressive and unpredictable disease. Fifty percent of proceeds will benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association to support their mission: to find a cure. Be sure to download your copy. Be Brave on March 29th.