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In Israel, a New Approach to Organ Donation
By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D. on February 16, 2012, 9:00 AM
One of the most agonizing spots in medicine is the “transplant list.” When I’ve referred patients for organ transplant — heart, liver, kidney — it is the start of an anguished wait. The clock ticks for my patient as we watch her clinical status decline, all the while harboring that excruciating hope that someone will die soon enough to make an organ available. In the case of kidney donation, which can come from a live donor, it is the desperate hope that someone will decide to make this enormous personal sacrifice.
Lung transplant patient helps others facing same fate
By ALYCIA AMBROZIAK, The Gazette, September 15, 2011
A double-lung transplant may have knocked Ian Alexander down for a while, but the Lachine resident has found yet another goal in life: to raise funds to help others diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, the disease that almost felled him.
And that's why Alexander will be on the greens at the Ste. Rose Golf Club in Laval on Sept. 22 as golf committee chairman of the fourth annual E-Challenge golf tournament.
"The E-Challenge objective is to raise funds for patients stricken by IPF, a lung disorder characterized by progressive scarring, robbing victims of their ability to breathe - patients who desperately need financial support in order to get a lung transplant," said Alexander. "I know what it's like."
Our Mission
Today, TAFF’s mission is clear. We are here to help save patients stricken with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) – one patient at a time. IPF is an unrelenting yet little-publicized respiratory disease that is responsible for more deaths than breast cancer every year.
The character of our foundation is unique and has been shaped from the patients we serve to all those involved in the cause. The courage shown by our patients in the face of death, the compassion shown by TAFF and its team in helping our patients, and the incredible network of friendships that exists between all supporting this cause – from our donors to our partners – is what we’re all about.
Thanks for coming to visit our site to understand more about IPF and our foundation!
4th Annual ’’E’’ Challenge Golf Tourney
WHEN Thursday, September 22, 2011
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