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Matilda's Miracle: From Dialysis to Kidney Transplant

When Molly and Anthony Ruane gave birth to Matilda, their joy quickly turned to terror. Matilda wasn't breathing. Her lungs and kidneys hadn't develo...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Children and adolescents

Children and Teenager's Health

Find resources on kidney health for children and teens, including prevention tips, chronic kidney disease management, and guidance for parents and car...

Children and adolescents

Baby on Dialysis: A Family's Brave Battle and Journey to Transplant

With a healthy toddler named Atticus at home, Tara and Josh Schwerdt weren't nervous about expanding their family. Halfway through Tara's second preg...

Children and adolescents

From Preemie to Transplant Recipient: Logan's Fight Against a Rare Kidney Disorder

When Logan Blevins was three days old, a preemie weighing just three pounds and four ounces, his doctors noticed something amiss with his urine and bl...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Children and adolescents

Love and Faith: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Whitney Johnson was born to Tanya Watters on February 17, 2000. She was born with an omphalocele, a rare condition in which a newborns organs are out...

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Rare kidney diseases and disorders

Kidney for Roman: One Teenager’s Lifelong Journey

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

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Children and adolescents,

Rare kidney diseases and disorders,

Kidney transplantation

Leaning on Love to Overcome the Challenges of Pediatric Kidney Disease

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

Children and adolescents

5 Ways To Support Children and Adolescents with Kidney Disease

Nearly 10,000 children1 in the country are living with kidney failure and require either dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. How can you be...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Children and adolescents,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transition to adult care

8-Year-Old Davidson Empowers Our Fight

You are giving hope to patients and their families. After Davidsons kidney transplant was delayed due to the pandemic shutdown last spring, Caryn and...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Fundraising and volunteering,

Children and adolescents,

Kidney transplantation,

Fundraising events

Where There Are Helpers, There is Hope

Seeking hope and positivity in tough times, people often quote this iconic line from Mr. Rogers, Look for the helpers. His point is exemplified by T...

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Childhood nephrotic syndrome