by PKD Foundation Staff | Jul 20, 2018 | Education
My name is Zseraldina Ferenczi and I am the Community Outreach Coordinator at the PKD Foundation. I am excited to tell you about an important new resource for anyone impacted by polycystic kidney disease (PKD). It’s a web portal called PKD Connect where you can find...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | Convention
Whether you were at the 2018 PKD Connect Conference or if we missed you this year, you’ll want to catch up on what attendees had to say about the event! Check out the video below, and hopefully we’ll see you again or for the first time in 2020 in San...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | Staying Healthy
Our cookbook, Cooking Well, doesn’t just have delicious, kidney-friendly recipes—it also has best practices from kidney experts! Check out advice from Dr. Osama Amro from Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, on staying hydrated—it’ll come in handy as summer...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jul 12, 2018 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
I’m a very active participant in my healthcare. I am passionate about being the best advocate for myself and others. However, there is always room for improvement and I have one area that has been a struggle for me: accepting help. I’m a 35-year-old, married,...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jun 26, 2018 | Voices of PKD
Following my mother’s episode and subsequent diagnosis as a “vegetable,” life was continuing in the Herman household. We kids were no longer kids. I was 13 and wanting my own life, like any know-it-all teenager. My mom was getting “better,” but also more...
