Author: Holly Nyenkamp

Conversations on Liver Wellness: Opportunity for Positive Impact

Holly Nyenkamp September 29, 2023

Conversations on Liver Wellness: Opportunity for Positive Impact We know the liver is vital for life, yet despite research showing cost analysis impact of delayed treatment, Hepatitis C remains the top infectious diseases causing death in Canada. Indigenous Peoples are a key population where awareness, engagement, and curative treatment rates […]

Conversations on Liver Wellness: Opportunity for Positive Impact

Holly Nyenkamp September 29, 2023

Conversations on Liver Wellness: Opportunity for Positive Impact We know the liver is vital for life, yet despite research showing cost analysis impact of delayed treatment, Hepatitis C remains the top infectious diseases causing death in Canada. Indigenous Peoples are a key population where awareness, engagement, and curative treatment rates […]

Julia is Our Hero: Celebrating Living Donation Week

Holly Nyenkamp September 12, 2023

Julia is Our Hero: Celebrating Living Donation Week A “living donation” is the selfless act of voluntarily donating a portion of your liver to somebody in need, providing a life-changing opportunity for the recipient to receive a transplant more quickly. It is Living Donation Week! Please join us in celebrating […]

Coconut Berry Refresher Popsicle

Holly Nyenkamp September 7, 2023

Coconut Berry Refresher Popsicle It’s summer – the sun is shining and all you want to do is be outside (Canadian winters tend to do that to us). And sometimes, on these hot scorcher days, all we want is a cold treat to cool us off. Often, a refreshing, sweet […]

Jackie’s Story

Holly Nyenkamp August 16, 2023

Jackie’s Story Jackie Kelly was diagnosed almost seven years ago with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), secondary to non-alcoholic cirrhosis. Jackie, 53, living in Calgary, has been married for nineteen years to her husband and works in the health industry as a phlebotomist, which unintentionally connects her with patients who also […]

Be a Beacon of Hope and Support

Holly Nyenkamp June 15, 2023

This month, we’ve invited four Canadians to the blog to tell their liver disease story and to share what monthly donors mean to them. Our fourth community member is Vincy – take it away Vincy! My name is Vincy, and I was born with a liver disease called biliary atresia. […]

My Inspiring Liver Transplant Journey!

Holly Nyenkamp June 13, 2023

This month, we’ve invited four Canadians to the blog to tell their liver disease story and to share what monthly donors mean to them. Our third community member is Maria – take it away Maria!  I’m Maria, a nurse whose life was forever changed by a liver transplant. When I […]