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Seeing the Silver Lining: Injecting Positivity and Hope Back into the World

by Risa Simon, NKF Advocate, Peer Mentor, and Inspirational Author COVID-19 is forcing transplant centers to cancel live kidney donor transplants and ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney transplantation,

Coping and self-care,

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

Love in the Time of Dialysis

Love in the Time of Dialysis Patient Stories High blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Diseases and conditions Dialysis Treatments and therapies Copi...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Mental health and wellness,

Cardiovascular disease,

Coping and self-care,

High blood pressure

Dialysis Depression – Patients Helping Patients

Dialysis Depression Patients Helping Patients Resources & Tools Mental health and wellness Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing Dialysis Treatments...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Depression and anxiety

How to Dress for Dialysis Access

How to Dress for Dialysis Access Patient Education Hemodialysis Dialysis Treatments and therapies Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibiliti...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Mental health and wellness,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Coping and self-care,

Unlocking New Connections For Kidney Patients

Anyone who has had their life touched by kidney disease knows that it takes a village to manage kidney health. We have your back with progra...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Self-management and self-care,

Coping and self-care

New Online Patient Forums

NKF Kidney Communities is a new online resource for patients with kidney disease, on dialysis, or undergoing transplantation, and for living donors. N...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Coping and self-care

Is it the “Kidney Blues” or Depression?

Q: I’m worried because sometimes I feel so sad and overwhelmed by my kidney disease. Does this mean that I am depressed? How do I know if I need hel...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Coping and self-care,

Depression and anxiety

New Online Communities for People Like You

NKF communities offer a safe and supportive place where patients and caregivers can share experiences, ask questions, and get answers related to kidne...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Coping and self-care