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Organ donation

Mélissa Doyon recounts her lung transplant journey, marked by waiting, surgery, major complications and a lot of resilience, to show that with patience and perseverance, the transplant can offer a new quality of life despite the challenges.

Organ donation saves lives, but its effectiveness in Quebec depends above all on better organization in hospitals and on the fact that everyone clearly expresses their consent to their loved ones.

Miguel recounts his long journey marked by cystic fibrosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation, an ordeal that allowed him to regain stability and move forward with hope to the future.

Receiving a lung transplant at only 15 years old, Odile Lefrancois shares with lucidity and sensitivity how this ordeal transformed her vision of life, the future and the risk of believing in a second chance.

Inventor of the Frequencer and a leading figure in the FK community, Louis Plante leaves a lasting legacy of innovation, courage and hope.

A couple tells the story of waiting for a lung transplant, the call that changes everything, and the strength of letting go when life offers a second chance.

An intimate account of lung transplantation, interrupted adolescence, and the resumption of a “normal” life.

An intimate and powerful letter to the person who made life possible.

A tale of sorority, lung transplantation, and resilience at the heart of cystic fibrosis.

Interview with journalist Harold Gagné about his career, his commitment and the importance of organ donation for the CF community.

A lucid testimony on the psychological, financial and social challenges experienced after a lung transplant.

Addressing the possibility of egg donation to people around you raises complex emotional, ethical and relational issues that require reflection, respect and informed consent.

People who have received a transplant can express their gratitude to the donor's family anonymously, through Transplant Québec, by following a simple and supervised procedure.

In 2015, Living with Cystic Fibrosis awarded the Michel Paquette Prize to journalist Harold Gagné to highlight his commitment to organ donation and to raising awareness about cystic fibrosis.