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Talking With Someone Who Understands What It Means To Live With a Kidney Transplant

Receiving a kidney from a friend or a loved one is wonderful and life-changing, but it can also be stressful. Many people experience a mixture of grat...

Coping and self-care,

Stress management,

Kidney transplantation,

Mental health and wellness,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Coping With Kidney Disease Is Hard. Peer Mentors Can Help

Mental health is important for people with kidney disease. Far too many people face kidney disease without enough emotional support, but NKF Peers is ...

Coping and self-care,

Kidney transplantation,

Mental health and wellness,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

8 Activities to Try During Dialysis

Dialysis sessions can take upwards of 12 hours a week so, how do you fill this time? Here are eight activities to help you use this time to its fulles...

Coping and self-care,

Mental health and wellness,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Pandemic Fatigue and You

COVID-19 is a new coronavirus strain causing illness from the common cold to severe diseases. It spreads mainly through respiratory droplets.

Coping and self-care,

Mental health and wellness,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Connection during COVID

*Editors Note* Jennifer wrote this story at the begining of the COVID-19 pandemic. She would go on to raise over $12,000 for the Live Happy, Dammit Ki...

Coping and self-care,

Infectious diseases,

Mental health and wellness,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Seeing the Silver Lining: Injecting Positivity and Hope Back into the World

by Risa Simon, NKF Advocate, Peer Mentor, and Inspirational Author COVID-19 is forcing transplant centers to cancel live kidney donor transplants and ...

Coping and self-care,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney transplantation,

Mental health and wellness,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

A Dialysis Patient Helps Others as a Peer Mentor

Three days per week, Allen H. Nelson wakes up well before dawn and drives himself to a facility near his home in Gradyville, Pennsylvania for his regu...

Coping and self-care,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Mental health and wellness,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Love in the Time of Dialysis

Love in the Time of Dialysis Patient Stories High blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Diseases and conditions Dialysis Treatments and therapies Copi...

Coping and self-care,

High blood pressure,

Mental health and wellness,

Cardiovascular disease,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

How to Dress for Dialysis Access

How to Dress for Dialysis Access Patient Education Hemodialysis Dialysis Treatments and therapies Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibiliti...

Coping and self-care,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Mental health and wellness,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Unlocking New Connections For Kidney Patients

  Anyone who has had their life touched by kidney disease knows that it takes a village to manage kidney health. We have your back with progra...

Coping and self-care,

Mental health and wellness,

Self-management and self-care,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing