Holiday Eating Tips

Deb Pelaez
By Victoria Newman Green, MS, RD, CCTD, Transplant Dietitian at UCHealthIt is almost that time of year to celebrate the holidays! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Years are approaching quickly. These are the times when we enjoy delicious foods and are able to be with the people we love.
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A Special Tribute to Richard Knight: AAKP President 2018-2022

Deb Pelaez
Richard Knight shares some thoughts as his term as AAKP President ends. It has been more than an honor to have you serve as President of the AAKP. Can you share with us what inspired you to get involved with the organization back in 2008? In 2008, I worked with Network 5’s Patient Advisory Committee (PAC).
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Patient Profile: Gitthaline (Candie) Gagne

Deb Pelaez
Candie Gagne has lived and seen kidney disease from all sides. She is a healthcare professional, a former dialysis patient, and a current kidney transplant recipient. She is a former caregiver to her late husband, Thom, who was on dialysis, and her daughter, Paige, is a living kidney donor.Candie grew up in a military family.
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VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN APPOINTS KIDNEY PATIENT AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT PAUL T. CONWAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL

Jennifer Duplessie
AAKP STATEMENT: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN APPOINTS KIDNEY PATIENT AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT PAUL T. CONWAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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