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“I miss my mommy when she’s at dialysis.”

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Help Melissia be strong for Isaiah

Melissia tries to be strong for her 6-year-old son Isaiah. She even does dialysis overnight so she’s not away from him during the day.

Isaiah often tells his grandma, who takes care of him while she’s at dialysis, “I miss my mommy.” And sometimes he looks at Melissia before she leaves and says, "I don't want you to go,” and it breaks her heart.

“It's not just me that's dealing with my kidney disease,” she says. “It's my son, my parents, my extended family. It's affected all of our lives.”

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With caring people like you by our side, we are doing good in the kidney community every day.

21,000 patients have received safety-net grants over the past two years to pay for medications and transportation

More than 10,000 at risk for kidney disease in 25 cities will receive free kidney health screenings this year

More than 1,000 dialysis patients were able to receive kidney transplants this year with AKF's financial assistance

Over 70,000 kidney patients have been able to maintain their health insurance coverage in 2018

Over $1 million in emergency assistance, through our Disaster Relief Program, has been provided to nearly 4,000 people in the past year

More than 10,000 people have received information about clinical trials

Clinical research funding for 43 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology fellows has been awarded since 1989

Nearly 8,000 messages were sent in the last 24 months to lawmakers advocating for kidney research and the rights of kidney patients and transplant recipients