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Wilson Du's life took an unexpected turn when an unhealthy lifestyle caught up with him in his early thirties, and he was diagnosed with end-stage kid...

Have you ever wondered what drives someone to become a living donor? Meet Amy Hewitt, a woman who not only dedicated the last 20 years of her life fig...

When Precious McCowan lost her child and kidney transplant it would have been easy to succumb to the tragedy. Instead, she channeled her grief into ad...

On AndrewKendris' 25th birthday, a trip to the urgent care changed his life forever. What he thought was a rash turned into a diagnosis of kidney fai...

Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller When Jeff Piotraschke heard Mallory Olson, Executive Director of the National Kidney Foundation (Serving Minnesot...

Living with kidney disease, especially during the later stages, can be challenging, but you are not alone. We hope that these quotes from people who h...

Roman McCormick was born with branchiootorenal/branchiootic syndrome, also known as BOR/BO syndrome. BOR/BO syndrome is a rare genetic condition that ...

Jeni and George Slater were shocked when their newborn daughter, Ellie, was diagnosed with kidney failure. Despite their initial distress, they found ...

Jen Anderson made a selfless decision when she was nineteenshe donated a kidney to her aunt. Many other young adults may have found organ donation fr...

When Thelma was just twelve years old, she started experiencing swelling in her hands and feet. But without health insurance, her family had to rely o...