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Our blog brings you voices from the fight against kidney disease — patients, their loved ones, renal professionals, and many others.

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Time Magazine 'Girls of the Year' honoree Naomi DeBerry is on a mission to spread awareness and understanding of organ donation

Naomi DeBerry discusses writing a children's book about kidney transplantation and her dream of becoming a transplant surgeon.

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'It came from within me': Kafayat Onanuga shares her story of donating a kidney to her mother with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program

Kafayat Onanuga discusses what led her to donate a kidney to her mother, and how AKF made the donation process easier.

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'It's a privilege': Carmen Figueroa reflects on donating a kidney to her brother with the support of AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program

Carmen Figueroa shares her living donation story and how AKF supported her

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A family first: Being diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease

In honor of PKD Awareness Day, Mary Biafra Denmark shares how she learned she had the genetic mutation for PKD

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Helping Daniel live again: a kidney donation story

In 2021, Tara Waites made a selfless decision - she decided to donate one of her kidneys to the man she was dating.

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"

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'This experience will always stay with me': Inside the 2024 Transplant Games with AKF Ambassadors

Three AKF Ambassadors give an inside look of what it was like at the 2024 Transplant Games

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AKF interview with transplant social worker Hannah J. Graves

Health care professional in gown, mask, hat and gloves carrying a container while leaning against a door with blue text overlay, "Finalized change to OPTN calculation for deceased donor kidneys is a win for health equity"

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Finalized change to OPTN calculation for deceased donor kidneys is a win for health equity

Here is what you need to know about the change and why it is important for people waiting for a kidney transplant.

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Toward a level playing field: How a change to race-based eGFR calculations is increasing access to transplants among Black patients

Two patients share their stories about how a policy change aimed at improving kidney transplant equity shortened their wait time for a lifesaving kidney transplant.