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National Kidney Month: “I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors Respond

March 31, 2024

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.

Kidney Patients Highlight Authors to Celebrate National Doctors Day

March 28, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 28, 2024MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer Rate, Director, Communications and Digital [email protected](813) 400-2394Kidney Patients Highlight Authors to Celebrate National Doctors DayLargest Kidney Patient Group Honors Expert Authors Known for Patient AdvocacyWashington, D.C.:

2024 World Kidney Day Statement

March 14, 2024

2024 World Kidney Day StatementAmerican Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)WASHINGTON, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the United States, issued a statement (see below)

March 12, 2024

Supporting OrganizationsThe National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) works collaboratively with a group of diverse stakeholders representing the disability and medical community to advocate for the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act. The following organizations have formally supported the bill:

New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient Concerns

March 7, 2024

New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient ConcernsHHS and CDC Omission Labeled a Government Determinant of HealthSerious Questions Build Over Inconsistent HHS Approach to Kidney HealthWashington, D.C.: Today, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

February 20, 2024

By Jennifer Jones, U.S.M.C., AAKP Vice PresidentMy journey with kidney disease has been a profound lesson in the importance of nurturing both the mind and body. In May 2020, I faced a challenging period of hospital visits while battling transplant rejection and severe anemia.

February 20, 2024

By Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FASN, AAKP Medical Advisory Board ChairHave you noticed that you cannot run and tumble like a young kid? The younger people working out at the gym are far bulkier than their fathers and grandfathers – and me. On average, professional athletes retire by age 30.

February 20, 2024

Gabriel and Melissa married in Half Moon Bay, California, in 2007 after many years of friendship and dating. The two moved to San Antonio, Texas, shortly after, where they had two children and successful careers. Gabriel worked in the arts, and Melissa worked in the tourism industry.

Kidney Patients Target Medicare Transplant Double Standard

February 9, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Director, Communications and Digital Operations [email protected] (813)

January 30, 2024

January 18, 2024 Dear Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, Chair Graves, and Ranking Member Larsen:As stakeholders in the organ donation and transplant community, we appreciate your leadership in including an organ transportation provision in the House and Senate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

National Kidney Month: “I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors Respond

Kidney Patients Highlight Authors to Celebrate National Doctors Day

2024 World Kidney Day Statement

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 2706/S. 1183)

New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient Concerns

Navigating Kidney Disease: A Journey of Mind and Body

Aging in the Kidney

Connected Forever by Love, Kidneys, and Paintings: The Kidney Journey of Gabriel and Melissa Delgado

Kidney Patients Target Medicare Transplant Double Standard

Organ Transportation FAA Sign-On Letter January 2024