A conversation with the women and men involved in our foundation.

Today we introduce you to Nicolas Theberge, Board Member at Ataxia Canada.

AC: Can you describe your professional background? 

NT: I work for a medical technology company. For 10 years, I’ve been educating clinicians and physicians all about diagnosing and treating sleep apnea.

AC: What are the professional accomplishments you are most proud of? 

NT: In my time at ResMed, I grew our business in Western Canada by over 500% – and to me it’s just an indicator of how many people’s lives we’ve been able to change – treating sleep apnea gives people their lives back and it’s something that really drives me to keep doing what I’m doing. It was always clear to me that our products help people – but as we also manufacture ventilators for hospital and home use, we’ve been able to play an important role in making sure our health system, and most importantly RTs, nurses, physicians and all frontline workers are equipped to treat people affected by COVID-19; that’s something in my career I think I will always remember and be proud of.

AC: Tell us about your involvement with Ataxia Canada 

NT: I’m an administrator on the board of directors for Ataxia Canada representing western Canada – as an organization that has its roots in Quebec, the foundation really wanted to expand and have a national presence to reach and help people affected with Ataxias across the country.

AC: Why does the foundation matter to you? 

NT: I joined Ataxia Canada because the disease was really close to home. When my nephew Max was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at a very young age – my family made the easiest decision they’ve ever made – support Ataxia Canada in all its fundraising efforts and understand as much as possible about the disease. Over the years, we’ve done our best to attend and host events, fundraise, but also just be vocal ambassadors of a rare disease that’s not very well known. I think being on this board is another way of supporting Max, my family, and all others with Ataxias.

AC: What would you like to accomplish with Ataxia Canada? 

NT: My primary objective is for the foundation to be major resource for all those affected by Ataxias in Western Canada – by creating more awareness of the foundation and by developing a network of care providers and healthcare practitioners that understand Ataxias better, we can develop more resources for Ataxians and their families and hopefully create an engaged community that is there for each other. I think our involvement in research is so important for the future of Ataxias but in the meantime, our new service program is such a great way to give back now and show Ataxians we are there to support them.

A conversation with the women and men involved in our foundation.

Today we introduce you to Nicolas Theberge, Board Member at Ataxia Canada.

AC: Can you describe your professional background? 

NT: I work for a medical technology company in the sleep and ventilation industry. For almost 10 years, I’ve been educating clinicians and physicians all about diagnosing and treating sleep apnea.

AC: What are the professional accomplishments you are most proud of? 

NT: In my time at ResMed, I grew our business in Western Canada by over 500% – and to me it’s just an indicator of how many people’s lives we’ve been able to change – treating sleep apnea gives people their lives back and it’s something that really drives me to keep doing what I’m doing. It was always clear to me that our products help people – but as we also manufacture ventilators for hospital and home use, we’ve been able to play an important role in making sure our health system, and most importantly RTs, nurses, physicians and all frontline workers are equipped to treat people affected by COVID-19; that’s something in my career I think I will always remember and be proud of.

AC: Tell us about your involvement with Ataxia Canada 

NT: I’m an administrator on the board of directors for Ataxia Canada representing western Canada – as an organization that has its roots in Quebec, the foundation really wanted to expand and have a national presence to reach and help people affected with Ataxias across the country.

AC: Why does the foundation matter to you? 

NT: I think like many others on this board, I joined Ataxia Canada because the disease was really close to home. When my nephew Max was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at a very young age – my family made the easiest decision they’ve ever made – support Ataxia Canada in all its fundraising efforts and understand as much as possible about the disease. Over the years, we’ve done our best to attend and host events, fundraise, but also just be vocal ambassadors of a rare disease that’s not very well known. I think being on this board is another way of supporting Max, my family, and all others with Ataxias.

AC: What would you like to accomplish with Ataxia Canada? 

NT: My primary objective is for the foundation to be major resource for all those affected by Ataxias in Western Canada – by creating more awareness of the foundation and by developing a network of care providers and healthcare practitioners that understand Ataxias better, we can develop more resources for Ataxians and their families and hopefully create an engaged community that is there for each other. I think our involvement in research is so important for the future of Ataxias but in the meantime, our new service program is such a great way to give back now and show Ataxians we are there to support them.