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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How I Saw My Kidney Transplant
“Valen! Look at this!” Dr. Robert Montgomery exclaimed. My world-renowned transplant surgeon cradled the chalk-white kidney in his hands and seconds later, the mustachioed, rock ‘n’ roll...
Does Your Doctor Increase Your PKD (Positivity, Knowledge, Determination)?
I have a history of being quite judgmental when it comes to my doctors. It’s pretty cut and dry. I like them or I don’t. My health is in their hands. I won’t settle for anything but the best. The...
Thankful to Have PKD
As I proudly held the microphone and looked out at the crowd of Denver Walk for PKD participants, I asked, “Those of you with PKD, please step forward.” I watched the crowd separate into two...
Blink of an Eye
I was blinking through tears as I read the words in an email from Brenda Cogley that said, “I wanted to email you because he loved you so much. Bob passed away this morning.” I was sitting in the...
Health Hiccups
I treasure the good days, the healthy weeks, the smooth sailing months. However, I don’t wear blinders to the reality that there will always be hiccups in life. In my life, I like to call them...
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My body was starting to wake up from the anesthesia. It didn’t take but a second to realize something wasRead More -
It was several years after my transplant as I sat in a lecture at Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineRead More
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“Valen! Look at this!” Dr. Robert Montgomery exclaimed. My world-renowned transplant surgeon cradled the chalk-white kidney in his hands andRead More
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I have a history of being quite judgmental when it comes to my doctors. It’s pretty cut and dry. IRead More
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As I proudly held the microphone and looked out at the crowd of Denver Walk for PKD participants, I asked,Read More
