by PKD Foundation Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | ADPKD, Chapters, Q and A, Transplantation
Diagnosed with PKD nearly 20 years ago, Karyn Waxman helped establish the Memphis Chapter and has acted as its coordinator for the past 19 years. Her passion lies in heightening PKD awareness through fundraising events, talking to anyone and everyone about PKD, and...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Mar 14, 2019 | Transplantation, Voices of PKD
To know me is to know my family and PKD: how PKD defines my family, but does not hold us back. How PKD is in our daily thoughts, but does not hold us back. How PKD challenges us, but does not hold us back. How PKD tests our strengths, but does not hold us back. I am a...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 14, 2019 | Awareness, Transplantation
We’re spreading double the love today for National Donor Day! In the US alone, more than 120,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ donation. We recently reached out to New England Chapter Co-Coordinator Judy Ehrlich to share how her donor has impacted...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Nov 13, 2018 | Transplantation, Voices of PKD
Nicole Harr, our Director of Community Engagement, has officially received the gift of life! Now post-transplant, Nicole is ready to share more about her time leading up to and following her surgery with the PKD community: Four months ago, I received the gift of life...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Oct 30, 2018 | Education, Transplantation
Our recent transplantation webinar with Melissa Blevins Bein, Executive Director of Transplant Programs at UC Davis Medical Center, was a hit! Registration filled up fast, but not before Memphis Chapter Coordinator, Karyn Waxman, reserved her spot. We reached out to...
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...
