by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Voices of PKD
My name is Jim Myers. I have been fighting PKD/kidney disease for nearly 40 years. I currently live in Hammond, Ind. My mother and father ran a couple of grocery stores in my hometown, Cedar Lake, Ind. My dad was afflicted with polycystic kidney disease. On his side...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 9, 2019 | Recipes, Staying Healthy
Are you ready to kick off the new year right? Keep 2019 kidney-friendly with healthy, delicious recipes from our cookbook, Cooking Well. Start now with fresh and flavorful chicken lettuce wraps: Ingredients Vegetable oil cooking spray 4 medium carrots, peeled and...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 4, 2019 | DIY for PKD, Run for PKD
Our Fundraise Your Way program is one of the best ways you can help create a future without PKD. When you turn your hobbies and passions into creative fundraisers, 100% of the money you raise goes directly to fund PKD research. You can help give hope, like our friend...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 21, 2018 | ARPKD, Walk for PKD
Kevin McDonald, captain of Team Lucy D, is ready to get moving in the Detroit Walk for PKD. With the event just a few weeks away, we reached out to Kevin to learn more about his family’s experience with PKD once his daughter Lucy was diagnosed with ARPKD, how their...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 17, 2018 | ARPKD, Education
We’re excited to feature our new ARPKD Patient Handbook as a resource for both parents of children with ARPKD and older ARPKD patients who are interested in learning specific information about their disease. We recently reached out to Michele Karl, ARPKD parent and...
