39 min
A perfect match Living Transplant
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Floral designer and living donor kidney transplant recipient Claudia Morgan shares her experience living with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), postponing the reality of kidney failure for a trip to Paris, and turning to her church for help with finding a living donor. Claudia speaks openly about life on dialysis - including the bond you form with your ‘dialysis family' - as well as her reluctance to share her health condition with others, pushing out of her comfort zone to find a living donor through social media, and what it’s like to go ‘viral.’
Watch Claudia, her pastor and youth pastor discuss her experience finding a living donor, including Claudia’s viral video: https://youtu.be/cM7JmfNNb0o?t=4889
PKD Foundation of Canada https://www.endpkd.ca/
In this episode:
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys, causing your kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. Read more: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycystic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352820#:~:text=Polycystic%20kidney%20disease%20(PKD)%20is,and%20lose%20function%20over%20time.
In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis (he-moe-die-AL-uh-sis) is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys. Read more: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hemodialysis/about/pac-20384824
Please note, this episode was recorded prior to March 2020. For the most up to date information on the Transplant Ambassador Program (TAP) please visit their website: https://transplantambassadors.ca/
The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network.
Floral designer and living donor kidney transplant recipient Claudia Morgan shares her experience living with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), postponing the reality of kidney failure for a trip to Paris, and turning to her church for help with finding a living donor. Claudia speaks openly about life on dialysis - including the bond you form with your ‘dialysis family' - as well as her reluctance to share her health condition with others, pushing out of her comfort zone to find a living donor through social media, and what it’s like to go ‘viral.’
Watch Claudia, her pastor and youth pastor discuss her experience finding a living donor, including Claudia’s viral video: https://youtu.be/cM7JmfNNb0o?t=4889
PKD Foundation of Canada https://www.endpkd.ca/
In this episode:
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys, causing your kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. Read more: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycystic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352820#:~:text=Polycystic%20kidney%20disease%20(PKD)%20is,and%20lose%20function%20over%20time.
In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis (he-moe-die-AL-uh-sis) is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help you carry on an active life despite failing kidneys. Read more: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hemodialysis/about/pac-20384824
Please note, this episode was recorded prior to March 2020. For the most up to date information on the Transplant Ambassador Program (TAP) please visit their website: https://transplantambassadors.ca/
The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network.
39 min