May 2022

In 1992, in her mid-twenties, Tiffany Fisher was diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) after having her second child. During a routine check-up, her healthcare team noticed her high blood pressure and sent her to her primary doctor. This is when she was formally diagnosed with hypertension.

National Itch Day is June 3 - Let’s “Stop the Itch”!Many dialysis patients experience severe itching. This condition is called Chronic Kidney Disease Associated Pruritis (CKD-aP).AAKP Ambassador Jonathan Traylor has a family history of diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure).

Rozelle Callangan, AAKP Global Ambassador By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent Writer Rozelle was born with underdeveloped, small kidneys. As a baby, Rozelle suffered from numerous urinary tract infections and was diagnosed with kidney disease.