Alabama Kidney Foundation & Walk

Nicole Balthazar, Regional Director of the Alabama Kidney Foundation, talks with Eric Phillips, program supervisor at Legacy of Hope (a non-profit organ procurement organization that partners with the DMV). Together they discuss issues facing patients with kidney disease including kidney health, dialysis, living and deceased organ donation, as well as the expense and strain on families. They bust some of the myths surrounding organ donation and stress the need for education. There are over 95,000 people nationwide in need of a kidney, including 1200 in Alabama as of this writing. Nicole and Eric promote an upcoming Kidney Walk on April 18th with proceeds going towards patient services and kidney research.

https://alkidney.org/
https://legacyofhope.org/

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