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...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Positivity, Transplantation
In honor of today being Best Friends Day, we reached out to our friends Liz Casperite and Maria Weaver to learn more about how their transplant journey brought them closer together. Philadelphia Chapter Education Coordinator Liz has PKD and was listed for a kidney...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Apr 30, 2018 | Education, Q and A, Transplantation
We’re ending on a high note as Donate Life Month draws to a close: our very own Senior Director of Community Fundraising, Sue Full, has been approved as a transplant match for best friend and Director of Community Engagement, Nicole Harr! Check out the video...
