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Stepsibling Bond Leads to Life-Saving Kidney Donation

Read this powerful kidney transplant story about stepsiblings, identity, and living donation.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation

Saving Ellen: A Glimpse into the Early Days of Kidney Transplantation

Pulitzer winner Maura Casey’s memoir shares her sister’s battle with kidney failure in the 1960s. Learn more.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Glomerular diseases,

Glomerulonephritis

What is Hospice for Kidney Failure?

Discover how hospice care helps people with kidney failure manage pain and find peace without dialysis or transplant.

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to healthcare professional,

Talking to friends and family,

End-of-life planning,

Advance directives

Understanding Conservative Care for Kidney Failure

Are dialysis and transplantation the only options for managing kidney failure? For some people, the answer is no. Conservative care is an option that ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to friends and family,

End-of-life planning,

Advance directives

Kidney Disease Stages, Risks, and Real-Life Experiences

Kidney disease is more common than you might think. Education is key. The more you know, the better you can protect your health. Join us as we explore...

Kidney function,

Diseases and conditions,

People at risk,

Signs and symptoms

From Grief to Giving Back: Using Poetry to Support Kidney Disease Patients

A doctor turns to poetry after losing her mother—and finds a new way to comfort kidney patients, give back, and support the National Kidney Foundation...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Talking to healthcare professional,

Self-management and self-care,

End-of-life planning,

Fundraising and volunteering

PKD Took His Kidneys. His Community Gave Him a Second Chance

Daniel didn’t know what to do next after his kidneys failed from PKD. Then he found NKF’s living kidney donor resources, which helped him find a livin...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ donation,

Living donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

A Son’s Gift: How His Kidney Donation Saved Two Lives and Transformed His Own

He saved his mom's life through a paired kidney exchange. A decade later, he honored her decision not to return to dialysis. Now he shares their ...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

End-of-life planning,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Weight Management for Kidney Patients and Living Donors

Discover the impact of BMI on transplants and health.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthy habits,

Kidney transplantation,

How This CEO’s Kidney Donation Sparked a Life-Saving Transplant Chain

Learn how living kidney donation works and how one man’s decision to donate a kidney to a stranger saved multiple lives.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Organ donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation