From 30 Rock: Kidney Now !
And I must make mention of the hilarious skit and song on 30 Rock's season ending show last Thursday night. The song "Kidney Now" parodied "We Are the World", and included many top singers, including Sheryl Crow, Cindi Lauper, Clay Aiken, and Michael McDonald.
(Info on the show and the song available here.)But the song still made a point about the importance of kidney donation. And the proceeds generated from sales of the video on iTunes are being provided to the
National Kidney Foundation.
The full show is available here (song is near the end).
Nice touch!
Labels: Kidney Disease, kidney donation, kidney transplant
Time to Fix the Heart
For more info and to stay up with my procedures over the next week, I'll have more posted at
GeneBryson CarePages.
Labels: Hospital, Kidney Disease, kidney transplant, PKD
It's National Kidney Month
This month is National Kidney Month.
I have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). It affects 600,000 Americans and 12.5 million children and adults, worldwide. There is no treatment or cure, but there is hope. Read more about this at PKD Foundation.
Labels: Kidney Disease, PKD
World Kidney Day - March 13
I was pleasantly surprised to see China medical authorities recognizing the World Kidney Day on the CCTV newscast today. It is not something you expect to find here, but 11% of China's population has kidney disease. That is a huge number of people. It is good to see the country putting more effort behind such events.
For more information, see:
Alliance for Paired Donation &
National Kidney Foundation & U
nited Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) - particularly the chart on kidney transplants!
Labels: China, Kidney Disease, kidney transplant, World Kidney Day
Cojo's PKD Story
Living in China, far away from Hollywood, I don’t know much about Steven Cojocaru, or “Cojo.” But I do know we suffer the same kidney disease, PKD. He is currently making the rounds on talk shows in publicizing his new book about his experiences that include two transplants: "Glamour, Interrupted: How I Became the Best-Dressed Patient in Hollywood."
It’s good to see more attention to this disease that affects myself and 12.5 million adults and children around the world.
Read more about Cojo’s story through the PKD Foundation website, or by clicking here.
Labels: Cojo, Kidney Disease, kidney transplant, PKD, Steven Cojocaru
Walk for PKD................. Please
Walk for PKD. You may have heard advertisements for a walk near you. The third weekend in September is National PKD Awareness Week, and the walks coincide to promote and bring more aid to fighting Polycystic Kidney Disease.
PKD is the disease affecting my health. It is breaking down my kidneys slowly. I’m doing okay for now, but I would be much better off if I could get a kidney transplant. And there are about 70,000 other Americans in need of a kidney transplant like me. Tackling this debilitating disease with new research and medical advances is important for me personally, but is important to all Americans and people of all nations.
If you have the opportunity to support a Walk for PKD near your home, please do so. Even get out and walk if possible. More information is available at the pkdcure.org site or clicking here.
Labels: Kidney Disease, kidney donation, PKD
