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Finding My Son a Kidney: The Ask of a Lifetime

Finding My Son a Kidney: The Ask of a Lifetime Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Living donation Wh...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation

Love’s Second and Last Chance Brings Bequest to NKF

Loves Second and Last Chance Brings Bequest to NKF Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Dialysis Trea...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Care partners of adults

A Woman Waiting for a Kidney Shares Her Story and Helps Others in the Process

When Anne Bina found out that her kidneys were failing three decades after a childhood strep infection had weakened them, her first instinct was to ke...

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Organ donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney failure,

Patient advocacy

A Dialysis Patient Helps Others as a Peer Mentor

Three days per week, Allen H. Nelson wakes up well before dawn and drives himself to a facility near his home in Gradyville, Pennsylvania for his regu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Mental health and wellness,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Coping and self-care,

A Mother Triumphs Over Depression After Donating a Kidney

A Mother Triumphs Over Depression After Donating a Kidney Patient Stories Living donation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Depression and...

Tests and procedures,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Living donation,

Depression and anxiety

A Kidney with a Purpose

Until he was diagnosed with kidney disease, Robert Muller did not know much about dialysis or kidney transplants. In 1974, he had ...

Diet and nutrition,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diet and meal planning,

Organ donation,

Transplant recipients ,

Low-protein diet

My Sister is My Hero: My Kidney Transplant Story

My Sister is My Hero: My Kidney Transplant Story Patient Stories Risk factors Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing Living donors Kidney groups Family...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Social determinants of health,

Kidney Disease: A Family Matter

Kidney Disease: A Family Matter Patient Stories Transplant recipients Kidney groups Glomerulonephritis Glomerular diseases Kidney diseases and condit...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Transplant recipients ,

Genetic and inherited kidney diseases and conditions,

Glomerular diseases,

Glomerulonephritis

With a New Kidney Came a New Friend

With a New Kidney Came a New Friend Patient Stories Living donors Kidney groups Living donation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Seven mo...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

A Teacher’s Lesson: Finding a Future After Transplant Failure

A Teachers Lesson: Finding a Future After Transplant Failure Patient Stories Diseases and conditions Kidney diseases and conditions Glomerular diseas...

Diseases and conditions,

Transplant recipients ,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney failure,

Glomerular diseases