Story added: September 3, 2025
Steven Watson
I was born with PKD. I inherited the disease along with my younger brother, David, from our father. My dad had two successful kidney transplants, the later was during Thanksgiving 2015. I've been on dialysis since March of 2020, and I travel an hour from home three days a week for the lifesaving treatment. Sadly, as I was beginning my journey with dialysis, we lost my dad due to an infection. With his loss and Covid restrictions, I found it hard to deal and suffered from depression on top of everything else this disease has thrown at me. I’m on the transplant list, but due to a high antibodies count, I still remain in search of a match. The PKD Foundation has been a great source for information and support, especially on its socials. I find comfort in reading other people’s testimonials and can relate to their journeys through this platform.