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Walk For PKD

Donate to my team and help find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Walk For PKD

Walk For PKD

Walk For PKD

Walk For PKD

Walk For PKD

Donate to my team and help find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Donate to my team and help find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Donate to my team and help find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Donate to my team and help find a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Lennette Mora
Lennette Mora
Lennette Mora
Lennette Mora
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Albuquerque, United States
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Short Summary

DO YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS TO WATCH A VIDEO??

http://youtu.be/uj82AYYCfzI

POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (PKD) IS A GENETIC DISEASE THAT HAUNTS GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES, MINE INCLUDED. THERE ARE TWO FORMS, DOMINANT AND RECESSIVE. DOMINANT GENENRALLY STARTS AFFECTING PEOPLE AT MIDDLE AGE, AND MORE THEN 50% OF THOSE PEOPLE REQUIRE DIALYSIS AND TRASPLANTATION. RECESSIVE, AFFECTS NEWBORNS. MOST NEWBORNS DON'T LIVE PAST THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. THE PKD FOUNDATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON A CURE SINCE THE LATE 80'S. THEY ARE GETTING CLOSER EVERY YEAR. CURRENTLY THERE IS A DRUG IN FDA APPROVAL FOR DRUG REPOSITIONING FOR PKD. IT IS NOT A CURE, IT SLOWS THE PROGESSION. BUT TO MILLIONS AFFECTED WORLD WIDE, IT IS A BIG DEAL.

I HAVE THE DOMINENT FORM, BUT I WAS DIAGNOSED AT BIRTH WHICH IS VERY RARE. I ALMOST DIED. BUT HERE I AM WRITING THIS. BUT I STARTED PERITONEAL DIAYLSYS MARCH 2012. AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A BABY BOY OCTOBER 2012. SINCE PKD IS HEREDITY I AM TERRIFIED MY BABY BOY WILL END UP LIKE ME. SO THIS YEAR FOR "WALK FOR PKD" I AM COLLECTION DONATIONS FOR THE PKD FOUNDATION FOR MY SON. 

WE NEED TO FIND A CURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION!!!!  

What We Need & What You Get

WE NEED MONEY AND VOUNTEERS. I RUN THE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO CHAPTER, BUT THERE ARE DOZENS OF CHAPTERS ACROSS THE U.S THAT NEED YOUR HELP. IF YOU CAN'T JOIN THE CHAPTER, YOU CAN DONATE A COUPLE DOLLARS OR EVEN JUST INFORM SOMEONE ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE.

BEFORE YOU CLICK THE "DONATE" BUTTON PLEASE VISIT THE PKD FOUNDATION WEBPAGE AT WWW.PKDCURE.ORG. IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN VISIT THE ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER FACEBOOK PAGE AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PKDABQCHAPTER.

TO MAKE A DONATION TO MY CHAPTER "WALK FOR PKD" PLEASE GO TO WWW.WALKFORPKD.ORG AND LOOK UP MY NAME "LENNETTE MORA". OR YOU CAN DONATE ON HERE! (I GUARANTEE 100% GOES TO THE FOUNDATION).

The Impact

EVERY CENT HELPS OUT. EVERY CENT GETS THE FOUNDATION CLOSER TO FINDING A CURE. SO PLEASE DONATE TODAY. NOT FOR ME. BUT FOR MY SON. THE NEXT GENNERATION OF KIDS. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM BE LIKE ME.

 

IF YOU ARE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA

I AM HOSTING A BAKE SALE FOR "WALK FOR PKD" ON JULY 20TH AT TIGUEX PARK BETWEEN 10AM-2PM. PLEASE COME OUT AND BUY SOME SWEETS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. I WILL HAVE KIDNEY AND DIABETIC FRIENDLY SWEETS AS WELL!!

ALSO, ON THE SAME DAY WE WILL BE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR A $25 WAL-MART OR TARGET GIFT CARD. THE WINNER WILL CHOSE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOUNUNTEERING AT OUR LOCAL CHAPTER, PLEASE EMAIL AT ALBUQUERQUECHAPTER@PKDCURE.ORG

 

THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS.

THANK YOU FOR DONATING FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT PKD.

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