Failure is not an option
Walk the farthest you have ever walked and raise the most you have ever raised to fight kidney disease and boost organ donation. 3.5 Million Canadians have chronic kidney disease or are at risk. Most people don’t even know until it’s too late. Join us at Kidney March.
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| Goal | $1,000,000.00 CAD |
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| Achieved | $262,283.71 CAD |
Wondering how to choose kidney friendly foods at the grocery store? Take a tour with a kidney dietitian! Tours will be held at various Safeway locations across Calgary through the Kidney Care Clinic, South Nutrition Services.
To sign up call 403-955-6398
The next ones will be:
Monday June 17
Monday July 8
Monday August 12
In the News:
"Doug Ford’s elimination of out-of-country OHIP coverage will make travel for Ontarians with kidney failure unaffordable, said NDP Health critic France Gélinas who called for the reversal of the cut."
Private insurers consider kidney failure a pre-existing condition. Ontario Kidney March community, contact your MP and ask them to reverse this cut before it comes into effect.
Doug Ford’s cut to OHIP will ground dialysis patients says NDP - Weekly Voice
weeklyvoice.com
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford’s elimination of out-of-country OHIP coverage will make travel for Ontarians with kidney failure unaffordable, said NDP Health critic France Gélinas who called for the reversal of the cut. Gélinas held a press conference at Queen’s Park on Thursday with Allison Knu...Need a towel to dry off from all this spring rain?
You have 4 more days before our special spring fundraising incentive ends! When you raise $500 between April 14 and May 21, 2019, you’ll receive a $50 gift certificate for the Kidney March store. Check out the new towel, toque with headlight, new sweatshirts and more!
The Store:http://kidneymarch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kidney-March-Store-2019-REV2.pdf
We are here to support you. Contact us if you could use some fundraising tips.
1.866.956.2724, or email laura.fleming@kidney.ca
The Kidney Foundation of Canada La Fondation canadienne du rein
In the news:In the news:
A research team at the University of Saskatchewan is working towards an artificial portable kidney that could help patients by reducing the need for hospital visits and allowing dialysis to take place during their regular routine. Amira Abdelrasoul's main goal is to enable patients to have a better quality of life and to prolong their survival. “We are just at the first stage of a long research program, but our eventual aim is an artificial wearable kidney…”
#saskatchewan #research
World’s first wearable kidney the goal of USask-led research team
newsoptimist.ca
SASKATOON – An artificial portable kidney that patients who have suffered renal failure could wear is to be created by a research team at the University of Saskatchewan(USask) with federal funding.. . .