It has been an exciting and invigorating year at the Transplant Research Foundation of BC (TRF). Our research portfolio continues to evolve as our partnerships become stronger, allowing for more diversity in the research we fund. 2019 was a robust year for our foundation, awarding $102,500 in direct research dollars to BC based scientists and...
Searching for Answers Early one spring morning in 1982, Earl Howell woke feeling unwell, with the whites of his eyes transformed into the color of lemons. A trip to the doctor gave an initial diagnosis of hepatitis, which proved incorrect and set Earl and his family on a tumultuous journey to find answers. Endless tests,...
Growing up, Larry Worfolk always felt he had an expiration date hanging over his head. Born in 1958 with cystic fibrosis (CF), Larry understood most children didn’t make it to adolescence before they succumbed to the disease, “I grew up believing that I was living the last five years of my life.” When Larry was...