By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterDuane and Lisa Hawk are a fun-loving, energetic married couple from Palmerton, Pennsylvania, who were both born blind. Married now for 38 years, they met at piano tuning school in their early 20s.
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Kidney Transplantation
Patient Profile: Orlando Torres, AAKP Global Ambassador
In 1988, at the age of 33, Orlando Torres became proactive about his kidney health because of his father’s diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). He started to see a nephrologist and get lab work to monitor his kidney health annually.
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Donate Life Month: Kent Bressler
April is National Donate Life month and marks my 33rd kidney anniversary! Retiring two years ago, after a 40-year career in nursing and health management, has been very restorative and, more recently, “sheltering in” has allowed ample time to reflect on my many blessings.
April is National Donate Life month and marks my 33rd kidney anniversary! Retiring two years ago, after a 40-year career in nursing and health management, has been very restorative and, more recently, “sheltering in” has allowed ample time to reflect on my many blessings.
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Labor Secretary Acosta Earns Patient Praise For Organ Donor Job Protections
For Immediate Release August 31, 2018–Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) today thanked U.S.
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Is This Where I Leave You?
By AAKP Ambassador, Kelly Cline Pediatric Kidney Pals E-Newsletter, Dec. 2018 As I walked down the stairs of my daughter’s new home, i.e. her residence hall at Virginia Commonwealth University, the reality that it was the end of what I had known for 18 years began to hit me.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Third Kidney, Inc. CEO Ray Keller, DO
Third Kidney Inc. is focused on utilizing the human body’s skin sweat glands for purposeful, measurable, replicable renal function. The low-risk, sauna-based procedure Third Kidney has developed is built upon a large body of prior medical work, as well as numerous holistic cross-cultural health practices from around the world.
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Kidneys and Food. How Are the Two Related?
Written By: Nancy K. Uhland, DNP, FNP-C
Kidneys are an important organ and perform several functions in order to keep our bodies healthy. Food is an important substance we consume in order to provide our bodies with the fuel and energy it needs to maintain life. But, just how are our food choices related to the well-being of our kidneys?
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Patient Profile: Priscila Kilgour
Written by Priscila Kilgour In 2018, I reached two milestones in my life: I celebrated my 80th birthday and the 26th anniversary of my kidney transplant. I am a registered nurse who worked most of my professional life in the operating room. I retired in 1998 to spend my time doing what my husband Bill and I enjoyed best:
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Get Connected: The Benefits of Chronic Care Management Services
Beth Chalick-Kaplan, PhD is an Outreach Specialist for Region 3 at CMS Managing your health while living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can be overwhelming. Taking multiple medications, following a special diet, and keeping appointments with different specialists while caring for your family and/or working can be difficult.
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Patient Profile: Ray Harris 1-2-3 Strikes and Still Swinging at CKD
My story starts in early spring 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland to be exact, my hometown. My career was soaring as a recent graduate and police officer for the state of Maryland. My personal life was also fruitful as I was dating my lovely wife, Lauren. I knew I was winning at life and I could only see good getting better.
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