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Scholarship & Grant Applications are Now Open!

We are pleased to announce that our Youth Higher Education Scholarships & Immunology Resident Research Grant are once again open for applications! The Youth Higher Education...

Volunteer Spotlight – Michelle

Name: Michelle Volunteer Position/s: Community Connect Facilitator for Older Adults When did you start volunteering with us? January 2024 What motivated you to volunteer?Living with CVID myself, I understand how isolating and...

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Volunteer Spotlight – Makayla

Name: Makayla Volunteer Position/s: Halifax Walk for Immunodeficiency 2024 - set-up and registration desk, meeting Halifax mayor [for World Primary Immunodeficiency Week] When did you start volunteering with us?I started...

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Meet Angela R. – World PI Week

How has primary immunodeficiency impacted your daily life? It made me think about how I could pivot if I needed to so I could still do the things I love and enjoy. What's one misconception about primary immunodeficiencies that...

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Delia’s Story – World PI Week

How has primary immunodeficiency impacted your daily life, including work, school, or social activities? PI makes me terribly aware of the numbers of other people, their health status and whether they have scent on the moment I...

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Zeynep’s Story – World PI Week

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xtPuHyplv_I Transcript Zeynep: Hi, my name is Zeynep. I am an immunology patient. I go to the hospital once a month. I was always sick when I was a baby. I had three ear surgeries. I felt scared and...

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Wendy’s Story – World PI Week

How has primary immunodeficiency impacted your daily life? From the time I was born until recent times, I had no knowledge that I had PID and had a limited understanding of viruses and infections, causing me to self-medicate...

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Josiah’s Story – World PI Week

https://youtube.com/embed/poxTPcOcuMg Transcript My name is Josiah Friesen and I live in Hamilton, Ontario. I was recently diagnosed with a primary immunodeficiency called polysaccharide antibody deficiency. While this is a more...

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Circles on Circles: Maureen’s Story

Can you tell us, in one sentence, how primary immunodeficiency has impacted your daily life? I am a university professor, writer, and mother and unknowingly, sneakily, and for many years, PI circled me closer and closer, taking...

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