Category: Liver Disease Champions
Sylvie’s Story
Sylvie’s Story In July 2018, Sylvie Breton was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a type of cancer that forms in the bile ducts. Sylvie remembers vividly the day of her diagnosis. As an avid cyclist, she was in the midst of a training cycle, cycling about 100 kilometres a day. “I completed […]
Reason To Celebrate
Celebrating the Nobel Prize in Medicine Today, the Canadian Liver Foundation celebrates the conferral of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Drs. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. This prestigious recognition is very well deserved, and the awareness it […]
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 […]
Refusing To Let Liver Disease Define Her
Heather was not prepared to stand down and let her liver disease define her, no matter how close it brought her to death.
Channelling A Family Experience To Help Others
Andrea would have never guessed that her personal, educational, volunteer and soon-to-be professional life would be so motivated by ending liver disease.
“They gave me life”—Natalie’s Story
From biliary atresia, to a liver transplant, to an advocate for liver health, Natalie credits it all for making her the young woman she is today.
Fat Destroyed Her Liver, A Transplant Saved Her Life
Debbie was living unaware that her liver was in deep trouble due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the largest liver disease in Canada.
Five Years And 100 lbs. Ago
28-year-old Leigh had never heard of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and had no idea that his health was in jeopardy.
