by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | ADPKD, Dialysis, Transplantation
I’ve had PKD for over 13 years, but by God’s amazing grace I received a kidney transplant in 2006. I had to go through dialysis for three months. I’ve learned to live with it, but it’s very hard for me to know that two of my children have it as well....
by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Caregivers
My husband was diagnosed with PKD in his mid-50s and we were sent to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Remarkably, his doctor was Arlene Chapman, a world-renown specialist and scientist. At that time, they only recommended that he cut back on protein. As the...
by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Caregivers, PKD Parents
We found out my daughter Savvy had ADPKD at the age of one. My husband also has ADPKD, as well as his father and sister. I was very frightened for Savvy and I still worry every day how this will affect her. She currently has hypertension, but her cysts and kidney...
by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Caregivers, PKD Parents
I am 39 years old, and up until recently, I never gave a second thought to my kidneys and had never heard of PKD. That all changed a couple of years ago. Me and my family were vacationing in Florida when my son came down with food poisoning. He was 12 at the time. We...
by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | ADPKD, Dialysis, Living with PKD
I found out I had polycystic kidneys in 1995. I’ve been doing dialysis three times a week for five years. I have three grown children who also have PKD. My firstborn is 47 and his three kids also have the disease. I have three more grandchildren but I’m...
