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Battling Polycystic Kidney Disease and Finding Strength in Every Setback

Born with PKD, Yessie’s health challenges included kidney failure, dialysis, and liver failure. Today she's helping others stay hopeful in the fa...

Diseases and conditions,

People living with a disease or disorder,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

People living with end-stage kidney disease,

How NKF's Digital Marketing Director Became a Life-Saving Altruistic Kidney Donor

NKF’s Digital Marketing Director Daniel Emerson shares his journey as an altruistic kidney donor, showing the life-changing impact of giving the gift ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor programs,

Living donation

How This Kidney Advocate Overcame Polycystic Kidney Disease

Learn how Gene Blankenship, a Cherokee Nation citizen, overcame PKD and how he champions kidney health advocacy in Oklahoma.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kicking It In Dialysis: Sneakers as Symbols of Hope and Healing

What do sneakers have to do with fighting kidney disease? For Randy Yim, they’re everything.

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

How an Altruistic Living Kidney Donor Moved Forward by Giving Back

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation

Surviving the Unexpected: Bacterial Meningitis and Kidney Failure

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

People living with a disease or disorder,

Infectious diseases,

People living with end-stage kidney disease

NKF’s Voices for Kidney Health: Inspiring Stories of Kidney Advocacy

Removing race from the eGFR and Kidney Donor Risk Index equations, improving coverage for transplant immunosuppressant drugs, and the OPTN modernizati...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

From Gym Buddy to Best Friend to Living Kidney Donor

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Transplant recipients ,

True Love’s Kidney: Overcoming Kidney Failure Together

Fitness instructor, influencer, and businesswoman Tatiana Zambardino knows how to work hard and face challenges head-on. So, when her then fianc, now...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Thirty-Three Years in the Making: Donating a Kidney Altruistically

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