Written By: Iya Bekondo-Granatella, AAKP Field Ambassador and Founder of the Iya Foundation Inc. Read on the blog at: http://theiyafoundation.org/aakp2018meeting/ I had the privilege of attending the 43rd Annual National Kidney Patient Meeting hosted by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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AAKP strives for change by promoting and celebrating the importance of kidney health for patients across the country. This blog will allow you to connect with experts, researchers, staff and volunteers surrounding our ongoing advocacy for healthy kidneys.
My Motivation for the AAKP Pediatric Pals Newsletter (Posted June 25, 2018)
Written By: Jim Myers; AAKP Board of Director’s member, Ambassador for the state of Indiana, and contributing editor of AAKP’s Pediatric Kidney Pals e-newsletter I have been asked to write about my motivation for the AAKP Pediatric Kidney Pals Newsletter. It’s a good question.
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A Message from AAKP President, Paul Conway (Posted May 2018)
Happy spring to our AAKP Members and Allies! We are well on our way to our National Patient Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL. By the time many of you read this message, some of you will be reading it at the annual conference!
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My Lupus Story (posted May 29, 2018)
Written by: Iya Bekondo, AAKP Ambassador
It was the year 2000, and I had just relocated to the United States. Word that both of my kidneys had failed was no longer news to me and my family; having suffered from Nephrotic Syndrome since age 7.
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What will you be doing on Memorial Day? (Posted May 25, 2018)
Written by: Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador, served in the United States Army What will you be doing on May 28, 2018, Memorial Day? Many will be beginning summer vacations, schools are out, and families are together and free to do as they wish.
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TOP INNOVATION AWARD FOR KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY OPENS GRANT CYCLE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2018 MORE Information:Deborah Pelaez(800) 749-AAKP / dpelaez@aakp.
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AAKP BOD Lana Schmidt tells why she is looking forward to the National Patient Meeting on June 8, 2018! (Posted May 23, 2018)
Yay! I can vividly recall how excited I was the time I attended my first conference with the American Association of Kidney Patients during 2010. That year, the conference took place in Tampa, Florida.
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KIDNEY ADVOCATES SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL GOUT AWARENESS DAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez(800) 749-AAKP / dpelaez@aakp.org KIDNEY ADVOCATES SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL GOUT AWARENESS DAY AAKP EXPANDS GOUT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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The Beginning of My Journey – National Donate Life Month (Posted April 27, 2018)
Written By: Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador (TX) Kip and I spent most of the night before the transplant talking about just about everything. He was his usual easy going steady self and did not seem anxious at all.
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April is Organ Donation Month (Posted April 17, 2018)
Written by AAKP Life Member, Betty Dowe I have two favorite bumper stickers (see pictures of them below) as a reminder of the “Gift of Life!” After two kidneys, one my husband received and one my daughter received, I know the need for Organ Donations.
Single tissue donors can help 75 people.
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