WHY I WALK I walk because at 19 years old, I got my first kidney stone and by 27 years old I was on dialysis. I walk to educate people that diabetes and high blood pressure are not the only way your kidneys can fail. Kidney stones, infections and poor diet are also on that list. I walk because a kidney transplant is not the end of kidney disease. I walk because I want to give back to one of the best organizations! I have never not been given any help I needed whether it was financial, emotional or just being there. I walk because too many families (like mine) are coping with this devastating chronic illness, and thousands more will face an unexpected kidney disease diagnosis in the year to come. I walk because a kidney transplant is not always the end of your kidney diseases. I walk to support the lifechanging work of the National Kidney Foundation: - To ensure that families will have a place to turn when they need answers. - To keep up the fight for policy changes to protect kidney patients and living donors. - To drive innovation in transplantation and get more loved ones off the kidney transplant waitlist. Are you with me? PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING MY EFFORTS WITH A GENEROUS DONATION.