The Kidney Collective
The Kidney Collective
Podcast Description
A podcast that gives voice to the many facets of living with kidney disease. Learn more at kidneyfund.org/podcast.
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The podcast primarily focuses on personal narratives related to kidney disease, offering deep insights into living with the condition and various experiences like transitioning to dialysis and sharing perspectives as a living donor. For example, the inaugural episode features Alex Simmons, who discusses his unexpected kidney failure, the challenges of treatment, and the ongoing need for kidney health awareness.
A podcast that gives voice to the many facets of living with kidney disease. Learn more at kidneyfund.org/podcast.
In this episode of The Kidney Collective™, Tamara and Mike chat with living kidney donor Marnisha Mintlow about her decision to donate her kidney, her surgery and recovery, the barriers and fears that may prevent people from becoming donors, and the importance of more transparency around the kidney donation process. Marnisha emphasizes the need for more support and advocacy for living donor rights and protections, and the significance of finding help and a found family within the kidney community.
Marnisha is a Marine Corps veteran and a current educator living in Santa Clarita, California, who recently graduated with her doctorate in education from the University of Dayton. In 2016, she made the selfless choice to become a living kidney donor.
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