Author: Karina Reid
Stroller Spotlight – Strolling for Dad
Help support families living with liver disease, like the Mercier Family. Continue below to read Édith-Émelie’s story about her father, Paul. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT Strolling for Dad I lost my dad to liver failure on April 1, 2020. My father had been living with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) for several […]
Stroller Spotlight: Living the New-Liver Life
Help support people living with a liver transplant, like Deb Troppmann. Continue below to read her story. STROLLER SPOTLIGHT Living the New-Liver Life In mid-September of 2013, I entered the hospital with flu-like symptoms and an extremely bloated belly. After days of tests, procedures, and interventions, it was determined that […]
Stroller Spotlight – From Grief to Giving: How One Family’s Journey Became a STROLL
Help support families living with liver disease, like the Nagpal Family. Continue below to read Kamal and Trisha’s story STROLLER SPOTLIGHT From Grief to Giving: How One Family’s Journey Became a STROLL “It was a seemingly ordinary Monday night—March 14, 2005—when our daughter Trisha walked into our bedroom and laughingly […]
Drinking Up During Lockdown?
Drinking Up During Lockdown? Recently, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction commissioned a Nanos poll to find out if COVID-19 measures were affecting the amount of alcohol that Canadians are consuming. The results were clear: Canadians are consuming more alcohol. And the reasons they cite for the increase? […]
Pizza Party
Pizza Party Right now, COVID-19 has us all staying home and thinking about our health. Chances are, it might also have the kids (and adults!) feeling a little bored, too. We’ve got a solution for all these challenges right in one recipe! That’s right…it’s time for a PIZZA PARTY! Get […]
FUN and FUNdraising
FUN and FUNdraising As supporters of the Canadian Liver Foundation, you already know that, each year, we run two national events to raise funds for liver research and education, show appreciation to our community, and increase awareness of liver health and liver disease. Thanks to your support, our STROLL for […]
Angela’s Volunteer Journey
Angela’s Volunteer Journey: From Finding Answers to Being Part of the Solution Angela’s life was pretty typical for a mom. Like a lot of women, this hard-working mom from Atikokan, Ontario, spent her time trying to balance work and family. But that routine life and hope of work-life balance quickly […]
2019 The LIVERight Health Forums
Free and open to the general public, the LIVERight Health Forums offer in-depth presentations by some of Canada’s leading liver specialists and medical professionals.