by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | Awareness, Walk for PKD
My name is Lindsay Roper, I grew up in northern California and met my husband Alan while we were going to college in Utah. We married and moved to Orem, UT, where we live with our daughters Sadie (2 ½ years) and Lacey (3 months). As a mother of a child with a rare...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 23, 2019 | Chapters
Greetings from Kim and Mike Ahrens! We are Co-Coordinators for the Detroit Chapter along with Cheryl Sherman. Our PKD journey began when Kim was diagnosed with PKD in 2005 while she served as Executive Director of Finance in Grand Rapids for Booth Newspapers/Advance...
by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Walk for PKD
Colorful superheroes – honest-to-goodness Heroes for Hope – turned out in force to make this year’s Northeast Ohio Walk for PKD a resounding success. The two-mile walk took place at Cleveland’s scenic Bedford Reservation Park on a day with blue skies and perfect...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Walk for PKD
On the road again… It’s great to be on the road again! It’s Walk for PKD season! For many of our staff, that means we are out on the road all over the country, supporting our Walk volunteers. I was lucky enough to be able to attend two Walks in the first weekend:...
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...