Author: Karina Reid
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week April 18 to 24, 2021 is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, an opportunity to encourage Canadians to have important conversations with their friends and loved ones about their decision to donate to ensure that each of our organ donation wishes and […]
New study on hepatitis B vaccination
New study suggests that Ontario should shift from adolescent to newborn hepatitis B vaccination A recent University Health Network(UHN) led research study found that despite being recommended, not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, and the majority of those who do test positive […]
Stroller Spotlight – Honouring Larry’s Legacy
Help support people with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and those who care about them. Continue below to read Rita Helmig’s story about her husband, Larry. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT Honouring Larry’s Legacy My husband, Larry Gibson, was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) in late 2006. He had been to multiple doctors for […]
An Open Letter from our President to the Canadian Liver Foundation Community
An Open Letter from our President to the Canadian Liver Foundation Community I joined the Canadian Liver Foundation as CEO in January. I knew that I wanted to start this role by listening. So, I spent my time on phone calls, on airplanes, and in meetings with partners, community members, […]
An Open Letter from our President to the Canadian Liver Foundation community
Stroller Spotlight – 89 and Counting
Help support awareness and education of liver disease, like Dr. Francis Ho. Continue below to read how he has advocated for people living with liver disease. My name is Dr. Francis Ho, and I am a retired family doctor living and working in Vancouver. I am 89 years old and […]
Stroller Spotlight – Fighting the Stigma of Liver Disease
Help fight the stigmafor people living with liver disease.Continue below to read Abby McKinnon’sstory about her father, Dale. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT Fighting the Stigma of Liver Disease: My Family Legacy It was mid-July in 2013 that my father, Dale, went to see his family doctor with harsh pains in his abdomen. […]
Stroller Spotlight – Paying it Forward
Help support people living with autoimmune liver disease, like Heidi Dean. Continue below to read her story. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT Paying it forward In April 2016, not long after I turned 40, I began experiencing horrible pain along my sternum. My doctor sent me for a series of tests, and, after […]