Edwina’s Story: Total Heart Warrior!
What a roller coaster life has been. From my first symptoms at thirteen during a cross-country ski race to a heart transplant decades later, my journey with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been one of resilience, advocacy, and fighting to be heard. After years of overlooked symptoms and misdiagnoses, I finally received the care I needed—including a life-saving heart transplant in 2022. Despite complications that left me blind and hospitalized for 145 days, I’m now thriving and training to conquer the Grouse Grind in 2026…
Nancy’s Story: Five Stents and a Second Chance at Life
When Nancy Hansen was diagnosed with genetic high cholesterol at 19, she couldn’t have known the journey ahead. After her father’s early death from heart disease…
Jenna’s Story: From Heart Failure to New Beginnings at 20
I was 20 years old when I experienced heart failure due to severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
One week I felt okay for the most part; the next, I had all the…
Julie’s Story: Living with Complex Congenital Heart Disease – Held Together by Hope
My journey with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) began at birth. 1 in 100 babies are born with CHD. My first heart surgery was at two days old and then…
Meet Bonnie: HeartLife’s Nursing Champion, caregiver, and passionate advocate for patients and families.
For Bonnie, the heart has always been a source of fascination. Drawn to fitness and inspired by the incredible complexity of the human heart the way its four…
Paula’s Story: Living With Heart Failure, Finding Resilience
I was born with a congenital heart disease called Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM). My mother had it, and so did her mother — my grandma…
HeartLife Academy – A New Era of Heart Health Education and Advocacy
The HeartLife Foundation, a leading patient-led heart health organization is proud to announce the official launch of HeartLife Academy…
A Groundbreaking Partnership for Heart Health Advocacy
At HeartLife, we believe that meaningful change happens when patients and healthcare professionals work together for heart health advocacy. That’s why we’re…
Landmark National Framework on Heart Failure Act Tabled in Canadian Senate
Introduction of the ‘National Framework on Heart Failure Act’ by Honourable Senator Yonah Martin Bill S-284 follows extensive groundwork by the HeartLife Foundation, including a national policy framework endorsed by multiple groups. Essential to reduce the projected $2.8 billion annual costs of heart failure by 2030
Statement in the Senate about HeartLife
Statement on the Heartlife Foundation by the Honourable Yonah Martin In her recent address to the Senate, Hon. Yonah Martin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, shone a spotlight on an issue of paramount importance: heart failure. As February marks Heart Month, she underscored the urgency of addressing this condition, which affects over 750,000 Canadians annually […]