If you did not know Kurt Behers, you would not be able to tell he has been going through a major health battle just from looking at him. When he’s not going on walks or bike rides with his wife, Deb Behers, and spending time with his family, he is busy fighting kidney failure and …
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‘We will be family forever’: Neighbor becomes a living donor to help save her friend’s life
Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disease that causes clusters of cysts to develop within the kidneys, causing them to enlarge and lose function.
Church friendship grows from lifesaving kidney donation
These observances and recent media stories and films highlight the urgent, widespread need for lifesaving donations of organs—especially living kidneys—by generous benefactors.
Michigan mother gives 2-year-old second chance at life through living donor transplant
There are 2,106 people in Michigan waiting for a kidney transplant, including 16 children.
Utah Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik to undergo kidney transplant
Zanik has been experiencing reduced kidney function throughout the 2023-24 NBA season due to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and is in line to undergo surgery to receive a new kidney on Tuesday.
“We are humbled”—Justin Zanik & family express gratitude ahead of kidney transplant
The life of an NBA general manager entails countless hours of phone calls, endless text message exchanges, extended strategic meetings, thousands of frames of film, traveling from one corner of the globe to the next, and being continually vigilant to ensure your team is on the right path. In the hyper-competitive sports world and working …
Local woman saves friend’s life with kidney donation, advocates for living donors
Lisa Doucet and Cathryn Jamieson have known each other about 30 years. Jamieson is Doucet’s hair dresser and friend. “Over the course of one of my hair appointments we were talking,” recalled Doucet. Nothing unusual, until Jamieson confided in Doucet that she needed a kidney about six years ago.
Living kidney donation saves AZ veteran’s life | Care Force
A living kidney donation. It’s a selfless act some are choosing to do to save lives. A man from Chandler knows that firsthand. He dedicated his life to service in the military and when his life was threatened with kidney disease, a woman he had never met before stepped in with the help of a …
The bond between sisters deepens after kidney donation
The bond between sisters Jesica Valenzuela and Raquel Matamoros was always strong, despite their seven years of age difference. After Raquel gave birth to her daughter (who is now a teenager), she learned she had polycystic kidney disease (PKD). It’s an inherited condition that causes clusters of cysts to develop on the kidneys.
Fresno co-workers form lifelong bond after kidney transplant
March is National Kidney Month — a time dedicated to raising awareness about kidney disease prevention and treatment options.