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Ginette Labelle | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Ginette Labelle,. Ginette lives with type 1 diabetes. At the time, my parents bought me a subscription to. A magazine published by Diabetes Québec and which today has the much more positive name of. It helped me see my situation as less alarming, cope with it and break out of my isolation. Ginette Labelle was just a little girl when she found out she had Type 1 diabetes. It was June 1961. I fell into a deep coma one night, but I survived.
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Alain Bérard | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Alain Bérard,. Alain lives with ALS. I’m a member of the ALS Society of Quebec. The Society has been an invaluable resource for me and my family, providing us with both psychological support and information about the disease. On June 1, 2011, after 11 long months of testing, Alain Bérard received the devastating diagnosis: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Alain was 45 years old. The ALS Society of Quebec. Founded in 1983, the Amyotrop...
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Alain Garceau | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Alain Garceau,. Alain lives with Parkinson's disease. The Parkinson Society has been a great source of support for me, guiding me towards reading material and resource people. After a few months of tests, Alain received the devastating diagnosis: Parkinson’s. Time simply stopped. How was this disease going to affect him and his family? I’m a father of three young boys, a father who can no longer move and falls all the time, says Alain.
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Diane Chartrand | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Diane Chartrand,. Diane lives with lung sarcoidosis. The conferences and meetings organized by the Quebec Lung Association helped me to better understand my disease but more importantly, they allowed me to meet people who have the same condition as me. The diagnosis was all the more shocking for Diane because she had never even heard of the disease. I had no frame of reference and didn’t know anyone who had sarcoidosis. With time and pati...
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Chloé Allard | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Chloé Allard,. Chloé lives with Crohn's disease. Thanks to Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, I was able to meet people who have the same disease as me. This helped me see that I wasn’t alone and that I could deal with this. The symptoms first appeared when she was 12 years old. I was just starting high school and found it really stressful, recalls Chloé. Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Is dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcera...
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Gilberte Labrie | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Gilberte Labrie,. Gilberte was the caretaker of her husband with Alzheimer's disease. Thanks to the Alzheimer Society, I didn’t feel alone. They gave me advice and support, and as a result I felt better equipped to deal with this ordeal. Roger was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 5 years ago at age 62. He passed away just a few weeks ago. During this time, his wife, Gilberte, never left his side. They immediately offered to help me.
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Vincent Daignault | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Vincent Daignault,. Vincent's heart stopped beating in 2011. The Heart and Stroke Foundation was there for me when I was resuscitated and it became an invaluable source of information about fitness, diet, exercise and everything else I needed to know about rehabilitation after a cardiac event. He decided to go home to rest. But before I could even leave the building, I collapsed. My heart had stopped beating,. Empower Canadians to live he...
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Audrey Robichaud-Nadeau | I Am Living Proof
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Read one of our stories below. Read one of our stories below. Meet Audrey Robichaud-Nadeau,. Audrey lives with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. After I was diagnosed, I had the opportunity to go to Kids On The Move Camp where I met other kids like me and learned more about my disease. Audrey Robichaud-Nadeau was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. She is now 18 years of age. My meds help me get out of bed and give me more endurance, for walking, for example. I love anythi...