Living with PKD During COVID-19
Published May 12, 2020 | In these unprecedented times, families across the globe are adapting their way of life to stay safe and healthy. Living with PKD during the COVID-19 pandemic can be even more challenging. Whether you're a transplant recipient, currently on...
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The PKD Foundation Blog is contributed to by PKD Foundation staff and members of our incredible community. Focused on bringing you important PKD and Foundation updates, our blogs cover advocacy initiatives; awareness events; education for patients, caregivers, and health care professionals; and updates from and for our researchers.
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Finding balance with proper portions
As a kidney patient, your diet is an important factor in your everyday life. Coming into the new year, don’t lean on fad diets to get healthy—think in terms of portions instead! Correctly...
Making the best of it
Sickness never comes at the right time. When living with chronic health issues, it’s likely that we’ll miss out on important things in our lives. We need to be ok with the fact that things we’re...
Facing a diagnosis
There are certain days in our lives that will never be forgotten, either by choice or because the significance of them are burned into our memories. For me, Oct. 12 was one of those days. I was...
Mind and body connection
I firmly believe the power of positivity is why I am still alive and how I’m able to endure and move forward with all of my chronic health issues. Our minds can have significant control over our...
A positive heart
There are experiences and tragedies which we endure and can’t ever forget, but I believe it is important to find the strength to keep moving forward. Putting one foot in front of the other can...
Navigating nutrition
Our diet and how we approach nutrition changes as we age, especially as a PKD patient. When we’re younger, we are either too busy playing to worry about food or aren’t focused on the importance...
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Giving back has been a very important part of my journey since 2004 when I first learned of the PKDRead More -
Always start with great ingredients! This week, we called on our in-house graphic designer, Glenn McMillan, and his wife, Tessa,Read More -
I was in disbelief when I read the thermometer and saw my temperature was 101.2. The first thing I thoughtRead More -
Sickness never comes at the right time. When living with chronic health issues, it’s likely that we’ll miss out onRead More
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There are certain days in our lives that will never be forgotten, either by choice or because the significance ofRead More
