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A Son’s Mission to Give Back After Being Blindsided by PKD

To honor his mom’s memory, Tom joined NKF to produce exercise videos that help people with kidney disease, on dialysis, or post-transplant stay active...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Self-management and self-care,

Healthy habits,

Exercise and physical activity,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Universe United Ms. Tennessee Shines a Light on Kidney Disease

Learn how Universe United Ms. Tennessee, Asiana Swift-Miller, is raising awareness about PKD while honoring her grandfather’s journey with chronic kid...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Mental health and wellness,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Fundraising and volunteering,

Facing Childhood ARPKD: A Rare and Challenging Kidney Disease

A rare ARPKD diagnosis changed everything for this family. Now, they’re spreading awareness to help others facing similar challenges.

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Genetic and inherited kidney diseases and conditions

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,

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 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,

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and Me: Living with a Genetic Disease

The possibility of inheriting a genetic disease can cast a shadow on anyone's life, yet the Smith family never let the prospect get them down. Charlot...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Genetic and inherited kidney diseases and conditions

Running for a Cause: Racing to Raise Awareness for PKD and National Kidney Foundation

In the early morning of November 7th, 2021, more than 30,000 excited racers gathered at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island to participate in the 50th ann...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Exercise and physical activity,

Fundraising and volunteering,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Fundraising events,

Lessons of Hope from a Double Transplant Recipient with PKD

Lessons of Hope from a Double Transplant Recipient with PKD Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation PKD K...

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Patients Share their Hospital Experiences during COVID-19

Recently, we both had to visit our local medical facilities. For most people this might be concerning, however for transplant recipients like us it wa...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Patient advocacy,