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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...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

From Childhood Kidney Disease Diagnosis to Kidney Doctor

Dr. Ken Sutha's kidney disease journey began at the age of ten. His experiences navigating kidney disease, undergoing multiple kidney transplants, and...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

A Son’s Gift. A Wife’s Promise: Fighting for Living Kidney Donors

Mari Artinian's husband, Chris, was diagnosed with early-stage kidney disease in 2009. His kidneys were damaged by obesity, which forces your kidneys ...

Home hemodialysis,

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

Model Behavior: A Living Kidney Donor Story

When Emerald Marie, a professional curve model, journalist, and social media influencer, learned her uncle had kidney failure, she didnt hesitate to ...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

A Message from NKF's Interim Senior Vice President of Government Relations

Written by Jesse Roach, MD Interim Senior Vice President of Government Relations atNational Kidney Foundation Dear Advocates and Friends of the Natio...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

A Life-Changing Experience for Kids with Kidney Disease

Pool parties, rock wall climbing, and sleepovers are experiences many may take for granted. Not Maya Zarger. She developed kidney failure as a baby an...

Patient advocacy,

Children and adolescents,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Expanding Living Donation: Understanding the Key Legislation

Every day, 12 people die waiting for a kidney transplant. Living organ donation plays a vital role in addressing this crisis. However, many potential ...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Honoring Three NKF Volunteers with The Arthur P. Pasquarella Leadership in Action Award

At the National Kidney Foundation, we are committed to educating people about their risk of kidney disease while dismantling structural inequities in ...

Fundraising events,

Patient advocacy,

Fundraising and volunteering,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Instincts and Impact: The Decision to Donate a Kidney

Kellye Miller has always followed her instinct. As a fourth-year college student, she gave up a physics scholarship to pursue communications at a new ...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

When Courage Meets Kindness

When Courage Meets Kindness Jennifer Cramer-Miller Marcia Ballinger, a leader in the Twin Cities executive search community, involves herself in an ar...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,