by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Awareness, Education, Positivity, Q and A
Published January 7, 2020 You might say that Lisa Baxter is a woman on a mission. She is an author, actress, advocate, documentarian, volunteer, social worker, and health ambassador. Lisa is always on the lookout for new ways to educate dialysis and PKD patients,...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Positivity, Q and A
We sat down with Paige Trischler to learn what’s new in her world and how she navigates living with PKD as a teenager. PKD Foundation (PKDF) Hi Paige! What’s new since the last time you shared your story with the PKD Foundation? Paige Since you heard from me last, I...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Dec 28, 2018 | PKD Foundation News, Positivity
This year, we hit some incredible milestones as an organization and community. I’d like to thank patients, caregivers, volunteers, researchers, physicians and staff for all their time and efforts that contributed to the following achievements: In April, the Federal...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Dec 6, 2018 | Awareness, Positivity
Just last month, on Nov. 13, the PKD Foundation sponsored its second Annual PKD Comedy Night at Carolines on Broadway in New York City and raised a grand total of $121,159.88! Carolines on Broadway, located in the heart of Times Square, is New York City’s premier...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Nov 8, 2018 | PKD Connect, Positivity
At the PKD Foundation, we’re proud to offer support through the PKD Connect Peer Mentor Program. This program is designed to help facilitate and build a strong support system for mentees with the help of peer mentors, someone who knows firsthand what patients are...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Positivity, Transplantation
Our own Nicole Harr, Director of Community Engagement, has spent the last two years sharing pieces of her journey as she’s prepared to receive a kidney transplant. Now, as the day of her surgery approaches, she shares her reflections on the journey and her...
