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L’oxygénothérapie sauve des vies et permet d’économiser en soins de santé
Pour de nombreuses personnes atteintes de fibrose pulmonaire au Canada, l’oxygénothérapie n’est pas un choix. C’est une nécessité vitale. Pourtant, l’accès à l’oxygène est souvent retardé, refusé ou inégalement financé selon l’endroit où l’on vit. Dans cette vidéo, des patients, des proches aidants et des professionnels de la santé témoignent des conséquences bien réelles des…
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Turning loss into purpose
Dealing with the loss of her mother almost 10 years ago, Harprit Boiteux now helps others facing pulmonary fibrosis. When Harprit’s mother Harvinder Barha was diagnosed with IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) in 2011, her daughter had never heard of the disease. She thought with the right treatment, her mother would recover. After all, she was…
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Understanding Generic Drugs | Safe Effective and Affordable – Mayno Huynh
Join us for an informative webinar featuring pharmacist Mayno Huynh. This presentation is designed to help patients and families understand how generic drugs are developed, tested, and approved. Learn what makes them a safe, effective, and affordable option for many conditions. Our expert presenter explains:
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Exercise, medication and oxygen, improve Pat’s quality of life
In the summer of 2024 , Pat Marshall, now 82, was hit with a triple whammy of chronic disease diagnoses: rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary fibrosis and then diabetes. It was quite overwhelming for the previously healthy and active woman. For some time she’d been having trouble lifting things over her head. “My golf swing had really…
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In Loving Memory of Norma Weston
Norma was diagnosed with IPF in 2012, she passed away Dec 17 2014 . We miss her as a grandmother, mother, sister, wife and the best friend you could ever have ❤️
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Family honours last wishes of father and grandfather
One of the last things Jim Woodcock talked about with his daughter Pam Duguay, was his wish for the family to raise money for the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF), to help fund research into this terrible disease. “I’m glad to say our family was able to gather together this September to take part in…
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CTV News Winnipeg – PF Awareness Media Coverage
Watch this video clip to see media coverage of the 2025 CPFF Walk for PF in Winnipeg and hear Sharon Lee, CPFF Executive Director building awareness for pulmonary fibrosis. ** Walk raises awareness for pulmonary fibrosis Advocates gathered for the annual Walk for Pulmonary Fibrosis, which raises awareness for a disease that makes breathing difficult.
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City TV News Calgary – PF Awareness Media Coverage
Watch this video clip to hear Abbie Clarke and CPFF Board Member Kirk Morrison building awareness for pulmonary fibrosis at the 10th Annual Clarke Walk for Pulmonary Fibrosis in Calgary ** Calgarians rally for 10th Annual Clarke Walk for Pulmonary Fibrosis Calgarians came together Saturday for the 10th annual Clarke Walk, honoring those affected by…
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CBC News: People with respiratory issues are particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke
Poor air quality has affected a lot of people this summer but for some, it’s affected their ability to breathe. Patients with respiratory diseases like pulmonary fibrosis can be particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. Dr. Giovanni Ferrara, University of Alberta medicine professor, tells us how vulnerable groups experience health risks.
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A passion for walking keeps Angie moving forward
“I truly hope I stay healthy enough to complete the Bruce Trail with my daughter,” says 73-year-old Angie Finkel of Toronto. Diagnosed with ILD in 2018, during the past several years, she has been able to walk half of the Bruce Trails’ 900 km route, which stretches from Queenston Heights in Niagara to Tobermory in…
