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...
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...
