Since 1990 when The Canadian Addison Society was founded, the membership has grown from 13 to over 400 members.
The primary purpose of our site is to offer information about Addison's Disease and other forms of Adrenal Insufficiency. Through our various support groups across Canada, we have contacts who may be able to provide information to the many questions a newly diagnosed patient might have, as well as the opportunity of personal contact with somebody who has experienced some of the concerns associated with the disease.
The Canadian Addison Society is designated as a registered charitable organization under the Income Tax Act of Canada by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), #87248 5511 RR0001.
Donations to The Canadian Addison Society may be made via Visa or Mastercard using the links on our Home Page to PayPal or CanadaHelps. Tax receipts for donations of $15 or more will be issued by the Canadian Addison Society if paid through PayPal, and by CanadaHelps for donations through their website.
The number of people with Addison's Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency) varies with surveys in different countries depending on how these surveys are done, but in the United States, between 6 and 11 out of every 100,000 people will be diagnosed with this disease. The statistics are probably the same in Canada.
With this low prevalence of the disease, you may not have met anyone else who has this problem and it can be supportive to discuss your experience with others who have a similar problem.
We hope to help educate not only the medical society but also the public to aspects of the disease.