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The Dialysis Diary is a new, daily
look at the life of a home-based, nocturnal hemodialysis
patient. It is written by the patient, with non-technical
language and some humor. The Dialysis Diary can be found here. | |
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Kidney Walks
fast approaching
Columbia
Walk set for Sunday, May 4
 The
Walks are just around the corner! Many thanks to
our event sponsors: Local Presenting Sponsor Charles T.
Bauer Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, American Access
Care, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Medi-CareFirst
BlueCross BlueShield, Independent Dialysis Foundation,
Astellas, Genzyme, Riverside/Milford Street Pharmacies,
Howard County General Hospital, Johns Hopkins
Comprehensive Transplant Center, and University of
Maryland Medical Center.
The 2-mile Columbia Walk takes place
at Lake Elkhorn, just near the intersection of Broken
Land Parkway and Snowden River
Parkway. Participants can park in the corporate
business lot across the street and walk through the
tunnel to get to the park. It's very accessible for
families, and if you enjoy walking with your dog, you
are more than welcome to do so. You can register
for any of the Walks here.
We hope you will join us for our
2nd Annual Kidney Walk in Columbia. A
Bank Day will be held at the NKF office on Wednesday,
April 30, if you would like to turn in your money early
and pick up your shirt (if you are eligible) prior to
the day of the Walk.
The Salisbury Walk is also on May 4. Take a
3.2-mile stroll through the Salisbury Zoo. Entertainment
will be provided along the way. Sorry, we cannot allow
pets on this Walk.
The Baltimore Walk, scheduled for
Sunday, June 1 at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, is
always a popular event. Families, teams,
co-workers, patients and friends gather for a one-mile
stroll through the zoo. Enjoy warm-ups and other
festivities prior to the Walk. When you return from your
journey through the Zoo, there will be a surprise
celebration waiting for you. (Sorry, no pets
allowed.)
All participants age 3 and over who raise or
donate a minimum of $10 each will receive a bracelet
valid for admission to the zoo following the Walk. The
bracelet is only good for the day of the Walk. Register
for any of the Walks here. |
| Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, M.D.,
to speak at May 15 scientific
session
 The
National Kidney Foundation of Maryland will hold its
annual Research and Scientific Session on Thursday, May
15 at the Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501
Hopkins Bayview Circle in Highlandtown.
Eighteen recipients of NKF-MD research
grants will present their findings. Dinner and a
poster session begin at 6 p.m. The program follows at
7:15 p.m.
Our special guest speaker wil be Peter Agre,
M.D., recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He
will discuss his research into aquaporins, or
water-channel proteins that move water molecules through
the cell membrane.
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Baltimore golf planning in
full swing
Sept. 9 tournament once again at Bulle
Rock
This year's
event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9 at Bulle
Rock in Havre de Grace, with the pre-event party
scheduled for the night of September 8 at the
Havana Club.
Several corporate sponsors have already
committed to this year's event. They include
Presidio, CISCO, Boston Financial Data Services, DST
Systems, DST Output, Clark Construction, Computershare,
Broadridge, Reuters, The J.M. Smucker Company, The
Harford Mutual Insurance Companies, Poole & Kent and
PFPC. Sponsorships are selling fast, so
act quickly if you want to be a part of this
premier event. Contact Kelly Meltzer, director of
special events, at 443-322-0378, or e-mail her at
kmeltzer@kidneymd.org.
To volunteer at the event, please get in touch with
Chris Stutz, director of communications, at
443-322-0377, or e-mail her at cstutz@kidneymd.org. |
| Delmarva
happenings
The Delmarva Kidney Classic Golf
Tournament will take place at Ocean Pines Golf
and Country Club on Saturday, June 7. Co-chairs Earle
Moore, near right, and Joe McFadden, far
right, and their committee are doing a great
job securing sponsors, which already include
Courtesy/Midway Cadillac, Choptank Electric, Comcast,
Delmarva Power and Tidewater Physical Therapy.
For sponsorship or foursome information, contact
Earle Moore at 443-614-0841, or Joe McFadden at
410-208-1781.
A Kidney Transplant Patient
Symposium was held on April 13 at the Sheraton
Hotel in Dover, Delaware. More than 110 people attended
the event to learn about the process of transplantation,
from evaluation through surgery, and what to expect
after surgery. Kidney recipients and donors
participated in a panel discussion and answered audience
questions.
The symposium, attended by patients and their loved
ones, was presented by Christiana Care Health System.
Event sponsors included Roche, Genzyme, Novartis,
Astellas and Pharmacare.
The Dover Patient Support
Group, pictured at left, meets at Kent
General Hospital on the second Tuesday of each month at
5 p.m.
Standing, from left, are hemodialysis patients
Karl Hannah, Marc Myers and Keith Woolford.
Woolford, who is president of the
support group, received a transplant in December. Seated
are, from left, dialysis techs Jennifer Kaczorowski
and Aimee Huffstutler.
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Kevin's Concert nets $700 for
NKF-MD
Baltimore musician Patrick Kisicki, near right,
organized Kevin's Concert, Vol. 1, to raise money for
NKF-MD. The March 30 concert was named for
Patrick's brother, Kevin, far right, who gave
Patrick a kidney four years ago.
The event raised more than
$700 for the foundation and helped increase
awareness of kidney disease. Patrick Kisicki says he
hopes to make the fund-raiser an annual
event. |
Upcoming KEY
screenings
The National Kidney Foundation of
Maryland continues its mission of early detection and
early intervention through free KEY (Kidneys: Evaluate
Yours) health screenings. KEY screenings, held
throughout our service area, identify early markers for
high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease.
Saturday, May 10
-- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Moriah Baptist
Church, 2201 Garrison Blvd., Baltimore
21216
Saturday, May 17
-- 9 a.m. to noon, Severna Park High School, 60
Robinson Road, Severna Park
21146
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Free dialysis cookbook
available
 The
National Kidney Foundation offers a free online cookbook
called Living
Well on Dialysis: A Cookbook for Patients and Their
Families.
The cookbook is available as a PDF that can be
saved to a computer hard drive or printed out, in whole
or in part. It contains sample menus and dozens of
recipes for healthy meals and snacks.
To see the cookbook, click here.
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Motown stars to headline
gala
Gift of Life event set for November
22
 Get
ready for a star-studded night of musical nostalgia
at NKF-MD's 23rd Annual Gift of Life Gala. We're very
excited to have booked a Motown-themed revue that
will include the Platters, the Drifters and others,
with Ollie Woodson of the Temptations serving as our
celebrity emcee.
The gala committee, led by Larry and Christine
Snyder, are busy soliciting auction items for the
evening. Corporate co-chairs Michael Hodes, of Hodes,
Pessin & Katz, and Dave Wisniewski, of Smith
Barney, are leading the sponsorship effort.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 22
and start polishing your dancing
shoes! |
Cumberland Lionettes make a
gift
 Carolyn Smith-Kennedy, near right,
director of Western Maryland Services for NKF-MD,
accepts a check for $700 from a representative of the
Lionettes of Cumberland, pictured at far right. The
Lionettes are the women's auxiliary of the Lions Club.
The donation will support NKF-MD programs and
services in Allegany County. | |
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Baltimore MD 21204
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