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Hello, my name is Anne Marie Carr, Founder and CEO of Transthyretin Amyloidosis Canada (TAC), formerly Hereditary Amyloidosis Canada. Our mission at TAC is to serve those with transthyretin amyloidosis in Canada. I live with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis (hATTR). I currently live in Hagersville, Ontario with Mervyn, my husband. I have a son and am a grandmother to lovely Abigail.
Like many of you, the road to diagnosis has been long and confusing. When my first symptoms appeared such as breathing problems, they were considered asthma caused by environmental factors. My weight loss and chronic diarrhea were attributed to viruses that were circulating at the time. I remember that tingling sensation in my fingertips, and I had trouble opening a bottle of water or buttoning my clothes. I was finally diagnosed with hATTR in September 2015.
To all of you who suffer from ATTR, please tell yourself that I know that there are days when you feel alone, and the symptoms are simply intolerable.
Know, however, that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
TTR Amyloidosis Canada and Regroupement québécois des maladies orphelines (RQMO) are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for Unfolding Transthyretin Amyloidosis: The Akcea Canada Young Investigator Grants Program. This new research program will...
Hereditary Amyloidosis Canada and Regroupement québécois des maladies orphelines Announce Akcea Canada Young Investigator Grant Program
-First Canadian Program to Stimulate Research into Transthyretin Amyloidosis - Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC , December 19, 2019 -- TTR Amyloidosis Canada and Regroupement québécois des maladies orphelines (RQMO) announced today that they have...
2nd European Meeting for ATTR Amyloidosis for Doctors and Patients – September 1-3, 2019
The 2nd European Meeting for ATTR Amyloidosis for Doctors and Patients took place in Berlin, Germany. In attendance were 300 participants, including over 200 doctors from 21 countries across the globe. Patients and caregivers came from Japan, South Korea, Venezuela,...
2019 Biennial ATTR (Familial) Meeting
From October 25-27, 2019, I was able to attend this meeting in Chicago, arranged by Amyloidosis Support Groups. The goal of the conference was to inform and share information about amyloidosis, current and future treatments, clinical trials and research updates....
November 16 webinar recording now available!
Thank you to all who were able to join us on November 16 for the Unfolding hATTR: Cardiac Amyloidosis presentation with Dr. Diego Delgado. In case you missed it, you can listen to a recording of the webinar here: If you have any future webinar topic...
NOVEMBER 16 WEBINAR – You’re Invited!
Unfolding hATTR: Update on Cardiac Amyloidosis Are you or a loved one living with hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis? On behalf of Hereditary Amyloidosis Canada, we’d like to invite you to our first webinar for Canadian patients, caregivers and family members to help...
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