Thriving, not just Surviving on Home Dialysis

By Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador Photo: Representing Missouri at RPA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – Dr. Gary Singer, MD; Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador MO; Kinza Bensouda (daughter) At one point in my childhood I had dreamed of becoming a nurse.
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Kidney Policy Summit Elevates Innovation Over Status Quo
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez(800) 749-AAKP / dpelaez@aakp.org AAKP Convenes Capitol Hill Meeting with Broad Range of Key Policy Influencers September 29, 2018–WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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AAKP BOD and Ambassador Dave White Describes his Experience at the 2018 Summer Transplant Games of America

By AAKP BOD and Ambassador, Dave White Dave White at the Transplant Games of America I heard a supporter yell “Go Maryland!” while I was chugging my way around the last turn into the home stretch. I saw three runners ahead of me and said to myself “oh well, no medal today.
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Grayson Lives On – Potter’s Syndrome (posted August 24, 2018)
By Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador My nephew, Todd Bressler, is a kind, mellow, hardworking father of three. He and his wife Shanna found out that their fourth child, who they would name Grayson, would be born without kidneys and profoundly limited lung function.
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AAKP Ambassador Mary Baliker shares her story
AAKP Ambassador Mary Baliker shares her story with AAKP Pediatric Kidney Pals readers….
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LARGEST KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP BACKS ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez, Marketing and Communications ManagerDirect: (813) 400-2394 Email: dpelaez@aakp.org LARGEST KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP BACKS ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Raise Your Voice! The PATIENTS Demonstration Act restricts patient choice! (posted August 14, 2018)
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the U.S., believes The Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act (H.R. 4143 / S. 2065) severely restricts patient freedom of choice. CLICK HERE to take action on this important issue.
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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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