by PKD Foundation Staff | Apr 18, 2018 | Transplantation
When managing a chronic disease, like PKD, it is important to be your own best advocate. When preparing for a kidney transplant, being your own best advocate is critical to ensure your best outcome. Having been through the transplant evaluation process, here are the...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 27, 2018 | Awareness, Transplantation
When it comes to finding a living donor, many PKD patients face the same difficult question: how do you ask someone for a kidney? From friends and family to Facebook pages and t-shirts, PKD patients in need of transplants are constantly and creatively in search of the...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 14, 2018 | Transplantation
In honor of today being both Valentine’s Day and National Donor Day, we’re featuring a story that shows the power of love twice over! Meet Tracey Barbour. Tracey married her husband, Ian, in April of 2007 and was diagnosed with PKD just one month later. As a newlywed...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Apr 27, 2017 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Transplantation
As our friend and colleague Nicole Harr prepares for her upcoming kidney transplant, we arranged a Q&A between her and longtime blog contributor Valen Keefer to help her and others learn more about transplant preparation and life post-transplant: Nicole Harr: How...
by Valen Keefer | Apr 21, 2016 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Transplantation
I love that my living kidney donor, Sally Robertson, has been a part of my life since I was in 8th grade. I will always be in awe and forever grateful for Sally’s selflessness and gift of life. Not everyone knows who his or her donor is, nor communicates with them. I...
by Valen Keefer | Jun 18, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Transplantation
It has been nearly 13 years since I was given the precious gift of life. When I received my kidney transplant I was not only given a second chance, but the responsibility to care for the special gem I carry inside me. I look at this responsibility as an honor. I’ve...
