Please click here for more information including the call-in number for these calls. These families were nominated by their local staff partners and will serve as the faces of the Kidney Walk this year by sharing their stories on a national platform.
We will introduce each family over the next few months by posting their stories on social media, the Kidney Walk website and in other publications. What is a National Kidney Walk Ambassador? How are the National Ambassadors chosen? Kidney Walk Ambassadors are nominated by local divisions and affiliates in the summer. A maximum of three ambassadors will be chosen from the following categories Nephrologists, Donors, Recipient, Caregiver, Patient by National Kidney Foundation Leadership.
Contact your local National Kidney Foundation Office. For more information please contact Deanna Bucciarelli at deanna. Jami Kaelin and Kristin Wilson work side by side at Community First Credit Union every day, but it took a while for them to realize just how connected they really were.
Jami has a rare kidney ailment known as Dense Deposit disease. Kristin was born with kidney damage and had her transplant about a year and half ago. Both Jami and Kristin have taken part in other charity walks, but this time they decided to start their own event dedicated to the fight against kidney disease.
Our workplace is going to help out too, along with Walgreens. It seems people are getting really excited. While starting out small this year, both Jami and Kristin are looking forward to continuing the Ottumwa event and making an impact locally in the lives of kidney patients. Potito has been a paramedic with the FDNY for 16 years. While Victor has dedicated his life to serving those in need of urgent medical care, he also has to care for himself. Victor has polycystic kidney disease, and will at some point need to go on dialysis or have a kidney transplant.
Victor has known about his condition since he was 23, and has been able to slow the decline of his kidney function through healthy habits, weight loss and a careful diet. Ana is hoping that her new husband will be able to continue his important work saving lives in New York City, despite the hard road ahead.
So raising awareness about kidney disease and the need for organ donation is very important to me and our family. See below for the list of walks you can expect to find when you visit our site. Leyla and Brett Pinsent were married less than a year when they hit their first major road bump — kidney disease. Right before Christmas last year, Leyla started having severe chest pain — it was the first sign of a form of kidney disease called crescentic glomerulonephritis.
By the time she was diagnosed, Leyla was close to kidney failure and doctors were cautiously warning that she might need a kidney transplant. Leyla went through chemotherapy to prevent her body from attacking her damaged kidneys, and then started a process of rebuilding her immune system and kidneys through steroids and transfusions. She narrowly avoided dialysis. Slowly, her kidneys recovered from the brink of failure, an outcome that is not possible for the majority of kidney disease patients.
He will give up his kidney once Leyla has fully recovered and he is assured by doctors that she will not need a transplant herself. We have heard so many stories from walkers who are celebrating many great milestones this year.
Share yours here! The K idney Walk brings together a diverse cross section of people who are affected by kidney disease and many who are walking in memory of those who have passed on. Tanya Matthews walks for her son, Marcus, who passed away in due to kidney failure. But kidney disease struck fast and Marcus went into kidney failure. He spent two years on dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant. However, in , at the age of 27, he passed away due to circumstance related to kidney disease.
I tell people to get their blood pressure checked to make sure their kidneys are alright. Megan was born with a congenital kidney disease which resulted in hydronephrosis — a dangerous backup of fluids in the kidneys. Her year-old brother is forming a club at high school to promote kidney disease awareness; Natilee has joined a support groups for parents who have children with kidney diseases; and the whole family has a Kidney Walk team for the New York City Kidney Walk.
Megan herself has appeared on local television stations to spread the message of kidney disease, and even got to meet celebrity Nick Cannon at the New York Walk.
The McSween family wants to show support to other families and raise awareness of kidney disease in the community. We knew nothing about this. Wednesday, January 23rd — p. What are the expectations of a National Kidney Walk Ambassador? Agree to share story and pictures for use in National Walk Materials including but not limited to, brochures, blog postings, Kidneywalk. Louis Walk St. Remember to follow us on Twitter and use our official hashtag kidney walk.
Kidney Walk. It's also an opportunity for patients, family, friends and businesses to come together so bring the whole family along for this healthy, fun, and meaningful event. Over , Americans rely on a dialysis machine to keep them alive and nearly 90, are on the waiting list for a lifesaving kidney transplant. Approximately, 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease and most are not aware of it. Because symptoms may not appear until the kidneys are actually failing, millions of people with kidney damage remain unaware and are not taking steps to protect the health of their kidneys.
Funds raised for the Kidney Walk help the National Kidney Foundation provide educational programs, early detection kidney health screenings and many more vital programs.
For more information and to register for a walk, visit www. Washington Ave.
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