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CPFF Documentary – Breathless for Change
Many of us take breathing for granted. Although it may seem like an effortless act, for people with a rare disease like pulmonary fibrosis (PF), breathing can be a painful […]
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A conversation about pulmonary fibrosis featuring Angie Ortlieb
Angie Ortlieb’s dad Bruce was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in 2011. Like many, they had never heard about this disease before. Bruce was a hard worker and a proud […]
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Patricia Meadows’ Pulmonary Fibrosis Journey
Patricia Meadows from Calgary, Alberta, lives with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PF) with an underlying undetermined auto-immune disease. Prior to her diagnosis, Patricia was an active adventurer. She loved to hike […]
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Cantalope Puckers Up for PF
Cantelope, the mascot for the Trading Post in Ladysmith, British Columbia, supports the CPFF’s work in promoting awareness of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a debilitating and life-threatening disease. For people with […]
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Caregiving for a husband with slow progressing PF
Carolyn Morton, 74, has seen her husband Dale, 76, cope quite well during his 11-year journey with IPF that, fortunately for them both, has progressed very slowly. She sees her […]
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Keeping active and engaged helps this caregiver keep giving
For 15 years Jack Pal and his wife Pat, now 79 and 78 respectively, hiked the desert trails in Arizona every winter. And even walked more than 25 km. in […]
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Family moves closer together and becomes a care team
Brian Hurding, 74, is blessed to be surrounded by women, two adult daughters Lorraine and Suzanne and a granddaughter, 14, who have all banded together to help him care for […]
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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Memory of his Father
I started a fundraiser in the memory of my father Clare ‘Charlie’ Taylor who lived with pulmonary fibrosis for the last decade of his life. Watching my dad get on […]
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George Kaminsky was a great support to others facing PF
The Board of CPFF is saddened to share the news that former Board member George Kaminsky passed away on December 11, 2022. He served on the Board for several years […]
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Being a PF caregiver has its challenges and rewards
Asked what advice she’d give to other caregivers living with people with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), Beth Garbutt, 61, has a few tips: “Join a support group. Learn more. Ask questions. […]