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 main caregiver role as a morale booster, keeping Dale’s spirits up and giving him a pep talk now and then. The day we spoke, Dale…

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 one day during a trip to Europe in 2018. Shortly after that trip, Pat gradually started to need more breaks on their walks and hikes,…

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 his wife Anne, 72, who has IPF. Not long after her diagnosis in 2019, the couple moved from a multi-level townhouse in Oakville to a…