'I was ready to die': B.C.'s uneven coverage for rare disease drugs leaves patients in limbo

When University of Victoria student Lilia Zaharieva’s cystic fibrosis escalated in her late twenties, she lost half her lung function, making everyday tasks like walking between classes next to impossible.

Her lung specialist gave her two to five years to

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