Blog - PKD Foundation of Canada

October 2022 PKD e-News

Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's October e-News! We have provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.

"My PKD journey, like many people’s, started when I was 18, with an ultrasound to diagnose whether I had inherited PKD. My mom’s side of the family had been identified as having PKD since my late grandfather had a stroke in his 20s and passed away in his mid-30s (both...

September 2022 PKD e-News

Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's September e-News!

Kelly Konieczny, AB | Voices of PKD

"Hello, my name is Kelly Konieczny. I am a daughter, sister, auntie, wife and mother in my family and a friend to many. I live in a small farming community in Alberta and am currently on medical leave from an Educational Assistant position I held for 25 years. This is...

Getting To Know the Transplant Ambassador Program | Webinar Video

We are excited to announce our new formal partnership with our friends at the Transplant Ambassador Program (TAP)! TAP provides programming for kidney patients and living donors, to get together to discuss the barriers to kidney transplantation and what could be done to overcome them. Transplant Ambassadors are kidney transplant recipients...

National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day 2022

Mayors Across Canada Proclaim Sept. 4th 2022 as National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day

August 2022 PKD e-News

Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's August e-News! We have provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.

Ciara Morin, Toronto ON | Voices of PKD

"My name is Ciara ("Kee-ra") and I'm a Registered Holistic Nutritionist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with a real passion for kidney health. I was diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) at 17, halfway through my final year of high school. The disease is prevalent in my family and I knew there...