March 2025

NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH “I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors Respond

March 30, 2025

March is National Kidney Month. Help spread the word about kidney disease this month by sharing your personal story along with educational resources with your friends, family, and community. Kidney disease is a silent killer—let’s end the silence.In this article, AAKP Ambassadors share why they are more than their kidney disease.

2025 World Kidney Day Statement

March 13, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2025MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications & Digital [email protected](813) 400-23942025 World Kidney Day StatementAmerican Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)Washington, D.C.:

AAKP Press Release: Largest U.S. Kidney Patient Group Tells Disney CEO Robert Iger to Hold The View Co-Host Joy Behar Publicly Accountable for Saying Kidney Donation is Contingent Upon Political Beliefs of Transplant Recipient

March 7, 2025

For Immediate Release:March 7, 2025Media Contact:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications and Digital [email protected](813) 400-2394Largest U.S.

March 6, 2025

“Food choice was the largest struggle for me when I was at the height of kidney disease. It seemed like no matter how many good food choices I made; nothing was good enough and my labs continued to trend out of range. Potassium, phosphorous, and iron were the hardest for me to calculate and manage.

March 3, 2025

National Phosphorus Awareness Day – April 5Dawn shares this statement in support of National Phosphorus Awareness Day:“After navigating the challenges of kidney disease for 35 years, I only recently learned that elevated phosphorous not only causes brittle bones, which can lead to fractures, but also cardiac episodes.

NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH “I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors Respond

2025 World Kidney Day Statement

AAKP Press Release: Largest U.S. Kidney Patient Group Tells Disney CEO Robert Iger to Hold The View Co-Host Joy Behar Publicly Accountable for Saying Kidney Donation is Contingent Upon Political Beliefs of Transplant Recipient

AAKP Ambassador Brandi Nunez Shares Her Story for National Phosphorus Awareness Day

AAKP Ambassador and Dialysis Patient Dawn Edwards Shares Why She Supports National Phosphorus Awareness Day