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  • Living well with Interstitial Lung Disease

    The Canadian Lung Association offers information about how you can pace yourself, stay active, eat healthy, quit smoking and plan for your future. Learn More

    August 14, 2022
    Living well with Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Exercise and Pulmonary Fibrosis Guide

    Should I exercise? Exercise is generally recommended for people with chronic lung disease including pulmonary fibrosis. Although exercise training will not improve your lung condition, it does improve cardiovascular conditioning […]

    August 14, 2022
    Exercise and Pulmonary Fibrosis Guide
  • John Dennis is Happy to Breathe Again

    “I can breathe now and it doesn’t hurt,” declares John Dennis just 19 days after his single-lung transplant at Toronto General Hospital (TGH) in March 2021. “I’m so happy. I […]

    August 12, 2022
    John Dennis is Happy to Breathe Again
  • Being a PF caregiver has it challenges and rewards

    Beth Garbutt has found ways to cope and thrive as a care partner to her husband Rob, who lives with IPF.

    August 12, 2022
  • Coping with loss and change

    This article in the October 2021 issue of the CPFF newsletter Hope Breathes Here, offers highlights from the video of the same name, with tips on coping strategies from Kamara […]

    August 12, 2022
  • Creating Universal Blood-type Organs for Transplantation

    You may not have to wait as long for a lung transplant following the promising results of a recent “proof-of-concept” study into creating universal type O blood lungs. Read more

    August 12, 2022
    Creating Universal Blood-type Organs for Transplantation
  • Nutrition Tips While on Prednisone Tip Sheet

    Get tips on nutrition while on prednisone from the Transplant team from Toronto General Hospital, UHN, also provided a tip sheet.

    August 11, 2022
  • Advance Care Planning in Your Province

    Learn about Advance Care Planning in your province.

    September 15, 2022
    Advance Care Planning in Your Province
  • Access Palliative Care in Your Province

    Learn how to access palliative care in your province.

    September 17, 2021
  • Hospice Palliative Care in Canada

    Get education and resources from the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.

    July 14, 2022
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