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Breaking New Ground

Breaking New Ground

What if, based on the comment of a grieving father, you left work that day, also grieving, and realized that you had potentially stumbled into a groundbreaking idea that could transform what we know about the brain and death?

From Coordinating Research to Living Donation

From Coordinating Research to Living Donation

An Interview with Aggie Black Director of Health Services & Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation, Aggie Black is no stranger to the world of research. As a leader in practice-based research programming at Providence Health Care, Aggie knows the value of investing in organ donation and transplant science to improve patient care. Recently, Aggie embarked...

Breathing New Life

Breathing New Life

How Lung Transplant Turned a Dream of Fatherhood into Reality For Nick Kanaan a double lung transplant was not only lifesaving but also life-changing. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at birth, Nick was fortunate his CF remained relatively stable in his childhood and adolescence. His streak of good fortune ended in his mid-twenties when serious...

A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love

Growing up with a life-limiting illness did not stop 30-year-old Ali from dreaming big. Becoming a mother was one aspiration that Ali held close to her heart. However, her journey to motherhood did not come easily. Born with cystic fibrosis meant a childhood and adolescence filled with hospital stays, IV therapy and lung infections. At...

A Perfect Match

A Perfect Match

As a young couple, Niilo Edwards and Rachael Durie have endured more adversity than most people their age. After nearly a decade of marriage, they were faced with a shocking diagnosis that forced them to pause and re-examine the future. It was July 2018 when Niilo began experiencing persistent fatigue and a cough. As a...

COVID-19 Treatments and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

COVID-19 Treatments and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Erin Waters Since the emergence of COVID-19, researchers have been racing to learn more about the virus. Science has come a long way since the world first heard of the novel virus back in late 2019. We now have better  tools, including vaccines and treatment options....

Offering Support and Connection to Patients Seeking Kidney Transplantation

Offering Support and Connection to Patients Seeking Kidney Transplantation with Christina Schellenberg and Jody Max Christina Schellenberg and Jody Max are two health care practitioners at St. Paul’s Hospital who are passionate about improving the overall health journey for patients living with end-stage renal disease and facing transplant. For many patients with kidney failure, transplantation...