The Blaylock Family

Our team has enjoyed participating in the Kansas City Walk for PKD for 20 years. It has been very uplifting to realize you are not alone in this fight.

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Linda Halstead

I walk and fundraise every year to support those who are praying, as I am, for promising research and eventually a cure.

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Kidney Fight Trivia Night 2025

What's better than trivia night? A trivia night benefitting the PKD community!

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What are volunteer grant programs?

Volunteer grant programs (also referred to as volunteer matching programs or “Dollars for Doers”) are corporate giving programs in which companies provide monetary donations to organizations where employees volunteer regularly. ...

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What kind of exercise is best?

There is no one best kind of exercise. The key is to find an activity that is comfortable for you and you enjoy doing. Generally, PKD patients can do any ...

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PKD Awareness Day

On September 4th every year, we recognize PKD Awareness Day to spread the word about polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Will you raise your voice with us?

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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

UCLA PKD Program was established in 2010 with one goal – to fulfill the unmet need in care for ADPKD patients. At that time, what was quite evident to Dr. ...

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Lisa Baxter

I got PKD from my father. I have six siblings on dialysis, two aunts, an uncle, and a mother-in-law. I travel all around the world sharing my story and giving ...

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Frances Silva

I walk for PKD because I want to do my part to help fight and put an end to PKD. I also want to raise awareness of this little know ...

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Avril Somervile

I walk for my beloved twin sister, Sheryl (Shay) Letang. After coming down with flu-like symptoms (possibly COVID), she succumbed to renal failure on April 8, 2020. Sheryl was diagnosed ...

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