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Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 3/6
Blog 3/6 - Easter Seals When a family welcomes a child, many will say that "it takes a village"; I would say the same when someone...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 2/6
Blog 2/6 - PLANNING Planning is key, as long ahead as possible. I started in December 2023 for a trip in June 2024, and worked on this...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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Traveling with PH: Angele's Family Adventures Across Canada - Blog 1/6
Introduction: Blog 1/6 We are the Belliveau-Thibeault Family from Dieppe, New Brunswick. Â This year we received an opportunity to...
Angèle Belliveau, Patient
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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How Timely Diagnosis Changed My Life
I was a healthy and fit 59-year-old woman living in Winnipeg, MB, at the start of 2020. Then I started feeling like something was wrong....
Mary Senkiw, Patient, Winnipeg, MB
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Sotatercept is now listed on Health Canada's website
We are pleased to announce that sotatercept, a new drug for patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is now listed...
PHA Canada
May 13, 20241 min read
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New Study Released for World PH Day Shows Huge Impact of Rare and Complex Lung Disease on Canadians
New Study Released for World Pulmonary Hypertension Day Shows Huge Impact of Rare and Complex Lung Disease on Canadians Pulmonary...
PHA Canada
May 6, 20244 min read
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Doctors need the right tools to treat patients well, especially for rare diseases
This article originally appeared in The Hills Times on May 6, 2024 Have you ever tried to fix something without the right tool? If you...
Dr. Sanjay Mehta
May 5, 20243 min read
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Dr. Jason Weatherald Discusses the Burden of PAH on the PHaware Podcast
Tune in to the latest episode of the PHaware podcast, where Dr. Jason Weatherald, a pulmonologist at the University of Alberta, delves...
PHA Canada
May 5, 20241 min read
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Disparities in BC's Public Drug Plan
A recent report sheds light on the critical need for British Columbia to bolster its Public Drug Coverage. Over the past five years, BC...
PHA Canada
Apr 21, 20241 min read
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Life's Twists and Turns: My Story of Living with PH for Over 40 Years
Hi, my name is Suzanne Martin Wagnell, and I’ve just turned 60 years old in January. My husband and I are both retired and living our...
Suzanne Martin Wagnell, Patient, Larder Lake, ON
Apr 17, 20244 min read
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Rare Disease Day Summit Recap: Advocacy, Unity, and the Fight for Equitable Access
Board member Joan Paulin and PHA Canada Ambassador Jennifer Bryson attended the Rare Disease Summit hosted by the Canadian Organization...
Joan Paulin, Caregiver
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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The FDA has granted approval for the medication sotatercept
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the medication sotatercept, a significant milestone in the treatment...
PHA Canada
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Canada Disability Benefit Update
On June 22nd, 2023, a significant milestone was achieved as the federal government enacted Bill C-22, officially establishing the Canada...
PHA Canada
Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Tax Season is here!
Tax season is here! Before filing your taxes, determine which benefits you may be eligible for. Check out the article below to learn...
PHA Canada
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World
Our daughter, Georgiana McAlpine, 10, was fortunate to receive a wish from Make-A-Wish Canada this past July! She was diagnosed with PAH...
Selena McAlpine
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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Managing life with multiple rare diseases
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the body. The most common form of lupus is systemic lupus erythematous (SLE)....
Jas James, Patient, Cobble Hill, BC
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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Living with Scleroderma and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Journey of Rare Resilience
Scleroderma and Pulmonary Hypertension Comorbidities, the simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions in a patient, present...
Isabelle Lynch, Patient, Laval, QC
Feb 28, 20244 min read
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Recognizing Black History Month
As we celebrate Black History Month, I think of how far we’ve come and still have to go regarding race. Being a mixed-race child raised...
Brin Marks, Patient, Edmonton, AB
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Third Time's a Charm: Finding My Footing at Canada’s Rare Disease Conference
I have had the privilege of attending multiple Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) Conferences over the last few years. It is...
Jennifer Bryson, Patient
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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The value of volunteers
On this International Volunteer Day, I am reminded of the incredible support we receive from our community. From our Board of Directors...
Darren Fisher, Advocacy, Manager, Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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