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![AKF Ambassador and staff with U.S. senator with blue text overlay, "A 'rare' sighting on Capitol Hill: AKF advocates participate in second Rare Kidney Disease Advocacy Day"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Rare%20Kidney%20Disease%20Fly%20In%20-%20October%202024%20-%20OG%20.png?itok=Cdl25BVs)
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On Sept. 18, AKF hosted the second Rare Kidney Disease Advocacy Day, connecting patient advocates and health care professionals with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
![Headshot of Janelle Gonyea with blue text overlay, "Ultra-processed foods: Do you know what you are eating?"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Ultra-processed%20foods%20-%20September%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=NZVrbUUR)
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Janelle Gonyea, a clinical dietitian and member of AKF's Kidney Kitchen's Dietary Advisory Group, explains what ultra-processed foods are and how they...
![Hands holding kidneys with blue text overlay, "What is aHUS? 10 facts about a very rare but serious kidney disease"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20What%20is%20aHUS%2010%20facts%20about%20a%20very%20rare%20but%20serious%20kidney%20disease%20.png?itok=I35AS6hv)
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Sept. 24 is aHUS Awareness Day, an opportunity to shine a light on this serious kidney disease and the people who are living with it or caring for someone livin...
![Selfie of Mary Biafra Denmark with blue text overlay, "A family first: Being diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20A%20family%20first%20Being%20diagnosed%20with%20a%20genetic%20kidney%20disease%20.png?itok=cA-M8gjU)
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In honor of PKD Awareness Day, Mary Biafra Denmark shares how she learned she had the genetic mutation for PKD
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AKF's Kidney Kitchen® has loads of delicious recipes that you can try today.
![Tara Waites OG Image](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Tara%20Waites%20Living%20Donor%20Aug%202024%20OG.png?itok=aLQfX8Hv)
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In 2021, Tara Waites made a selfless decision - she decided to donate one of her kidneys to the man she was dating.
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Studies show that people with neurodevelopmental disabilities have higher rates of CKD than the general population.
![Archway at the 2024 Transplant Games with blue text overlay, "'This experience will always stay with me': Inside the 2024 Transplant Games with AKF Ambassadors"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Transplant%20Games%20Aug%202024%20OG.png?itok=UiIJZkEz)
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Three AKF Ambassadors give an inside look of what it was like at the 2024 Transplant Games
![Headshot of Carolyn Feibig with blue text overlay, "Potassium binders, your heart and your kidneys: What's the connection?"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Potassium%20binders%20-%20August%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=pNVezjSS)
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Dietitian and Kidney Kitchen® contributor Carolyn Feibig tackles questions about potassium and discusses how potassium binders can be a game changer for managin...