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Jackie Medici in a wheelchair with mother behind her with blue text overlay, "'There's no feeling like knowing you can actually help save someone you love': Jackie Medici shares her living donor story"

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'There's no feeling like knowing you can actually help save someone you love': Jackie Medici shares her living donor story

Jackie Medici shares the story of donating her kidney to her brother with financial assistance from AKF

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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.

Maura Smith standing in front of mountains with blue text overlay, "'Watching someone's life turn for the better is honestly the most beautiful thing you could ever experience': Maura Smith's unusual kidney donation swap"

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'Watching someone's life turn for the better is honestly the most beautiful thing you could ever experience': Maura Smith's unusual kidney donation swap

Maura Smith shares the story of how she donated a kidney to her brother-in-law

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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

Julianne O'Reilly with her parents and husband with blue text overlay, "A meant-to-be encounter leads to a kidney transplant, an AKF program eases the stress"

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A meant-to-be encounter leads to a kidney transplant, an AKF program eases the stress

Julianne O'Reilly shares the story of how she became a living kidney donor

John and Tracey Previti on the beach with blue text overlay, "'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program"

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'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program

Tracey Previti surprised her husband John - and herself - when she offered to donate her kidney to him

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Becoming a living donor no matter what - with AKF's help

Robin M. shares how she became a living kidney donor for her friend

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Three posters highlighting AKF core programs presented at 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) presented three posters at the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings held on May 14-18, 2024, in Long Beach, California.

Glass jar with coins with "Disaster Relief" written on it with blue text overlay "When disaster strikes, AKF has been and will continue to be there for the kidney community"

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When disaster strikes, AKF has been and will continue to be there for the kidney community

September is National Preparedness Month and to celebrate, we look back at the history of AKF's Disaster Relief Grant Program - which has been providing emergency financial assistance to dialysis and transplant patients when a disaster strikes since 1994.