We're behind you all the way
Kathy
After what seemed to be a lifetime of trying to cope with low energy and various other symptoms, in 1996 I was diagnosed with an inherited liver disorder that had seriously damaged my kidneys.

Living with kidney disease has meant living with many painful and disfiguring medical procedures. My journey has included dealing with kidney cancer and severe sleep apnea. This disease has cost me my career and caused immeasurable stress on my family.

Through all of this, The Kidney Foundation of Canada has been indispensable in helping me and my family to learn to live with and manage kidney disease. It was through the Kidney Foundation that I gained the confidence to start planning for the future. Vacationing at the Lion's Club Camp Dorset with financial assistance from The Kidney Foundation allowed my family and me to enjoy much needed recreation time together.

The area in which the Foundation has had the largest impact is research. I have benefited from improvements in dialysis technology, techniques, and pharmaceuticals that were a direct result of research dollars. I firmly belive that my health is much better than it would otherwise have been because of these advances. For that, I am very grateful..

For all these reasons, my family and I try to give back through volunteering with The Kidney Foundation, in order to help the next patient living with kidney disease.

Web:  www.kidney.on.ca
Phone:  1-800-387-4474 or 416-445-0373