Support a Kidney Walker!

The family of Freda Gilbert Robertson is walking!

Just a quick blog to remind everyone that the 2012 Greater Lansing Kidney Walk is this Saturday June 9!  My dear friend Jackie and her family are walking in memory of her mother Freda, who left us too soon after her brave battle with kidney disease. You can give to Jackie’s team here: Freda’s kids.

My good friend Kiersten received the gift of life from her best friend Theresa in 2003. You can give to Kiersten’s walk team here: Hedke’s Haulers.

Look for kidney walks in your area. Walk or support a walker!

Kiersten and Theresa just before their donation/transplant surgeries

Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation

Support a Kidney Walker

The family of Freda Gilbert Robertson is walking!

The 2012 Greater Lansing Kidney Walk is Saturday June 9. My dear friend Jackie and her family are walking in memory of her mother Freda, who left us too soon after her brave battle with kidney disease. You can give to Jackie’s team here: Freda’s kids.

My friend Kiersten received the gift of life from her best friend Theresa in 2003. You can give to Kiersten’s walk team here: Hedke’s Haulers.

Both Jackie and Kiersten are wonderful examples of people who battle kidney disease with courage, humor and strength. They are both doing very well with their transplants. Jackie will celebrate two years with her kidney in July, and Kiersten passed the nine mile mark in January.

Look for kidney walks in your area. Walk or support a walker!

Kiersten and Theresa just before their donation/transplant surgeries

Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation

National Kidney Month

Wow, it’s almost a year since I started this blog. I got my paperwork today to enroll in the bigger kidney database between U of Michigan and U of Toledo so hopefully I will be able to donate in the next few months.

March is National Kidney Month! It’s a great time to learn about kidney disease, kidney donation or how to take care of your kidneys. Go to List of Resources on Kidney Donation 

A great way to recognize National Kidney Month is to register to be an organ donor:

• State of Michigan Organ Donor Registry 
• Donor registries in all states

You can also support kidney donors and patients by participating in a kidney walk. From the National Kidney Foundation:

The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Walk is a fun, inspiring community fundraiser that calls attention to the prevention of kidney disease and the need for organ donation. It’s also an opportunity for patients, family, friends and businesses to come together. ” Thanks to the money raised through the walks, NKF is able to offer free early detection screenings for kidney disease, support research, educate patients and the public, advocate for kidney patients and other groups affected by kidney disease, and much more.

In the Lansing area the Kidney Walk is Sunday June 12, 2011 Look for the kidney walks in your area. Come walk or donate to a walker! (Thanks to Kiersten for this info.)