Archive for June, 2019
Clinical trials: A CF parent’s perspective
My name is Lina Bhardwaj and my 13-year-old daughter Rianna lives with cystic fibrosis. Rianna was diagnosed at two months old and luckily, she’s been…
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Clinical trials: A patient’s perspective
My name is Mark Becker and I’m 36-years-old. I’m a secondary school teacher for students with autism and I live with my wife Ana and…
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Spotlight: Sandra Dery
Who am I? I’m a 31-year-old woman named Sandra. Not “I have cystic fibrosis, and my name is . . . ” This is how several people choose…
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Adapting Your Diet to Summer
Food and nutrition are very important for people living with cystic fibrosis. But as the temperature rises and we approach summer, it’s an even more…
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2019 Broken Arrow Conference
Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s 17th Broken Arrow Conference, hosted in Toronto from May 2nd – 4th, was a great success. The event brought together many of the…
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Thank you for making history!
What a month! As we close Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month we want to say THANK YOU for mobilizing, motivating, encouraging, fundraising, recruiting and caring. Thank…
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Walk for Kadeem
My name is Kadeem Morgan, I’m 22 years old and live in Pickering, Ontario. I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at one year old. I…
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Walk for Emme and Erin
My name is Danielle Weil, I live in Brantford, Ontario, and I am the mom to two beautiful girls – my twin daughters Mary-Elizabeth (who…
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Walk for Audrey
My name is Audrey Boissonneault, I’m 18 years old, and I’m from St-Hyacynthe, Quebec. I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at two months old by…
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