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Learn all you can and be open about how you’re feeling. Get copies of your tests (blood work, urinalysis, ultrasound, x-rays, etc.) and understand what the results mean. That way you can fully participate in the decisions that need to be made about your care. Some people find that keeping a...

Staying active can help you feel good by lifting your mood, helping you sleep better at night, and helping you to manage stress. It will also help you to maintain a healthy body weight, control your blood pressure and cholesterol, and improve your mobility. Experts recommend that you get at least...

From time to time, in order to address emerging needs of kidney patients, the BC & Yukon Branch of the Kidney Foundation will offer . These are time-limited support services, usually for one year. After that time, a review is done in order to consider the viability of these initiatives becoming...

2023 - 2026 $195,000 Chronic Kidney Disease Promoting shared decision-making for people with advanced CKD Lay Abstract Promoting shared decision-making about kidney failure treatment in people with advanced kidney disease People with advanced chronic kidney disease, typically having less than 15%...

2025 - 2028 $180,000 Chronic Kidney Disease, Population Health, Health Policy Sex and gender differences in the burden, management, and outcomes of chronic kidney disease Co-Applicant(s):  Aminu Bello, Dale Birdsell, Matthew James, Meghan Elliott, Neesh Pannu, Paul Ronksley, Pietro Ravani, Sandra...

Raising awareness of kidney disease and the impact of organ donation is personal for volunteer Amy Schlueter. Twenty-four years ago, Amy 's life changed forever when her sister gave her the ultimate gift, a kidney. That selfless act not only saved Amy's life but gave her the chance to build the...