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Life after transplant: Afsana’s journey with a rare liver disease

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

At just 16 years old, Afsana Lallani was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Only a few short years later, she found herself in urgent need of a life-saving organ transplant.

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A lesson in advocacy: Linda’s fight for health equality

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Linda Roy has spent the majority of her life immunocompromised. Now, from her home in a remote New Brunswick community, she’s turned her experience into a passion for helping others.

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Balancing new motherhood and a rare cancer diagnosis

Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

In late 2020, when Paula Hall should’ve been basking in the newness of motherhood, she was instead thrust into intensive treatment for a rare blood cancer.

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Read CIAN's position paper

Learn about the CIAN's position on the challenges and recommendations for achieving an equitable future for immunocompromised Canadians.

In 2020, a survey by Statistics Canada found that approximately 14% of Canadians aged 15 years or older are living with compromised immune systems. In other words, over 5,450,200 Canadians are immunocompromised.

Source: Statistics Canada.

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