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I was happy to know my organs might help some stranger’s life one day but to help my own mother, was extra special to me. When I registered as an organ donor in my early 20s, I never thought I would be donating a kidney to my mother. But when the doctors diagnosed her with kidney failure and...

The "Cash 4 the Holidays" 50/50 is happening again across Southern Alberta and the fun starts on Friday, December 1, 2023! Imagine getting some extra cash right before the holidays – pretty cool, right? You could use it to pay off your mortgage, get that gift you’ve been holding off on, or go on...

The team delivers kidney disease, organ donation, and transplantation awareness presentation to community groups, businesses, schools, and post-secondary institutions throughout Northern Alberta. Designed to increase public awareness of the need for kidneys and other organs for transplantation, the...

New Brunswick 50/50 “” The Kidney Foundation of Canada is grateful for the community support that helps us continue our work improving the lives of people affected by kidney disease. Our organization provides education, support services, research funding, and advocacy for individuals and families...

The Kidney Foundation, Ontario Branch, has launched their first of two 50/50 raffles of the year, just in time for spring! “Every ticket in our spring 50/50 helps reduce the burden of kidney disease by funding the programs and services people rely on—today—and the research that can help change the...

April is Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, and we're inviting Manitobans to STEP up and make an impact by registering to become an organ donor. S: sign up to become an organ donor. One person can save up to 8 lives and improve the lives of 75 people. T: tell your loved ones about your...

2023 - 2025 $102,091 Dialysis Predicting Individual Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Its Complications in Hemodialysis: Evaluation of Machine Learning Approaches Institution: University of Alberta Years: 2023 - 2025 Topic(s): Dialysis Lay Abstract Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a...

Have you heard of the PAX2 gene? Neither had I. However, when I was an adolescent, I found out that my PAX2 gene had a rare mutation, causing me to develop kidney disease. I was 24 when I started dialysis and a little over a year later, I received my first kidney transplant from a deceased donor. My...