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A pair of women share their stories of patience while waiting for kidney transplants K.C. Strader and Jennifer Dennis were both diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Now they offer support to each other while waiting for a transplant. Author: Chris Latella Updated: 9:20 PM MST August 2, 2021 PHOENIX They’ve been supporting each other on a social media group for years, but when they finally had to chance to meet face-to-face, the emotions were overwhelming as they discussed their diagnosis of kidney disease and the need each one faces for a living donor. K.C. Strader and Jennifer Dennis were both diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease early in life. The disease is caused by cysts that form on the kidneys, causing symptoms such as high blood pressure, back pain and kidney stones. Roughly 500,000 people in the United States suffer from PKD, which can lead to kidney failure. ....
WINDSOR ONT, Cindy Reaume would like nothing more than to see her husband Gerard happy again. She says “it’s tough” watching him battle Polycystic Kidney disease. The genetic disorder sees fluid filled cysts develop in the kidney causing enlargement. That can lead to kidney failure which Gerard is dealing with. “All my interior organs are getting pushed around and squashed around coz the kidneys are ten pounds each. They gotta go” said Reaume showing how his kidneys have caused his stomach to enlarge adding twenty pounds to his frail body. Gerard says it’s a disorder that runs in his family and flared in 2019 following a couple of heart attacks. He has been on dialysis at home for the past fifteen months. ....
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Study finds transplant patients can t ease up on COVID-19 restrictions Brea Love Replay Video Valen Keefer is a double transplant patient. At 10-years-old she found out she had Polycystic Kidney Disease. My life has been doubled because of the miracle of transplantation with a kidney transplant at 19 and liver transplant three years ago,” Keefer said. Keefer is now a patient advocate. She recently joined a Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 study to better help those in her situation. The study found transplant patients cannot consider themselves immune to the virus even after two doses. “The vaccine was everyone’s hope for hopefully a brighter future and a return back to some kind of normalcy and then to learn this was just really concerning because the transplant community we’ve been through so much and we have this value and appreciation for life and we don’t want to risk anything to jeopardize our health that we’ve been gift ....