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Getting Active: It’s Time to Put Spring Back Into Your Step with Colin Mathieson
After a long winter indoors, getting active again can feel both exciting and challenging. Join us as Colin Mathieson shares practical insights on transitioning back to movement, building momentum, and making the most of the warmer months ahead. From the benefits and drawbacks of a more sedentary winter to simple, realistic ways to get moving…
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Bruce Lonergan is a Hope Hero Making a Difference
As a monthly donor to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Bruce feels a bit selfish. His regular contributions help fund the programs and services that benefit himself, however, he realizes that the contributions also help the others in the Ottawa Support Group that he leads, as well as the broader PF Community. When Bruce reached…
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CPFF’s new Board Chair is leading with lived experience and compassion
Mark Ashcroft is using his personal experiences from a career in community health and safety services, as a patient, a transplant recipient and as a Board member to help CPFF help you. Mark Ashcroft is a listener and he’s been where you are. He understands community organizations and board responsibilities – he is, and has…
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Cope and thrive as a PF care partner
April 7 is National Caregiver Day in Canada. It’s a day to celebrate the one in four Canadians who act as family or friend caregivers; making them feel seen, valued and supported.
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Cancer patient loves being a volunteer
Three days after her final chemo treatment for breast cancer, Teresa volunteered at the Markham Hope Breathes Here CPFF Walk for PF on September 20, 2025.
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Every extra day I have with both of my parents is a gift
It’s been almost three years since Anne Hurding had her double lung transplant on April 19, 2023. She was in the hospital and it was not certain whether she would survive long enough for the right lungs to become available. As a small woman, she was especially fortunate to receive two lungs from a compatible…
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MIST-PPF Clinical Trial Overview Studying inhaled Pirfenidone in the treatment of PPF
Travel can still be part of life when you’re living with a chronic lung disease but it comes with extra questions, especially when it comes to insurance.
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Travel Insurance 101: What to Know When You Have Pulmonary Fibrosis
Travel can still be part of life when you’re living with a chronic lung disease but it comes with extra questions, especially when it comes to insurance.
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Varsha Desai left a legacy of love
Throughout her PF journey she was a source of light for others Just days before she passed away on November 26, 2025, Varsha Desai, 61, learned the gender of her first grandchild, expected this spring. She is still the only one who knows. “I held up my phone for her, so she could click on…
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Oxygen Therapy Saves Lives and Healthcare Dollars
For many Canadians with pulmonary fibrosis, oxygen therapy isn’t optional, it’s a lifeline. Yet access to oxygen is often delayed, denied, or unevenly funded depending on where you live. In this video, patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals share the real-life impact of struggling to access oxygen: the panic of not being able to breathe, the…
