Pediatric Glomerular Kidney Disease
Glomerular Kidney Disease (Pediatric) Pediatric Glomerular Diseases include diseases such as Nephrotic Syndrome Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Minimal Change Disease IgM Nephropathy IgA Nephropathy C3 Glomerulopathy Membranous Nephropathy These diseases may cause the kidneys to leak excess protein and blood in the urine, high blood pressure, and may lead to loss of […]
Kidney Disorders In Children
Overview of Kidney Disorders in Children How do the kidneys work? Your child’s body takes nutrients from food and converts them into energy. After your child’s body has taken the nutrients it needs, waste products are left behind in the bowel and in the blood. The kidneys and urinary system keep chemicals, such as potassium and sodium, […]
Painter On A Mission To Match Kidneys For Kids
Marty Mulcahy Editor BAY CITY – Brian Martindale, a Local 2353 union painter, in 2013 almost certainly saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who was in renal failure, by giving her one of his kidneys. Motivated to spread the word about the need for more kidney donors, last month Martindale wrapped up a personal […]
Bradley Monger – Kidneys For Kids WHSV Interview
ELKTON, Va. (WHSV) – An 11-year-old boy from Elkton is in need of a kidney donor and his family is seeking the community’s help to find one. Bradley Monger was born with kidney disease, his left kidney has no function and his right is down to just 27 percent function. “He needs a kidney so […]
Cooper Pfaff NBC Interview
https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/hampton/hampton-toddler-needs-kidney-donor/ HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – At just 15 months old, Cooper Pfaff is defying the odds. He was born with End Stage Renal Disease. His life has been filled with medical interventions to treat complications from his kidneys not working properly. Before his parents could even hold him, he underwent emergency surgery as a newborn […]
Bradley Monger Needs a “KIDNEY”- Daily News Record
ELKTON — Bradley Monger is an 11-year-old Elkton boy who enjoys dancing for TikTok, trips to Walmart and going to the Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell. “You’d never think anything was wrong with him,” his mother, Rebecca Monger, said while looking at Bradley in their Elkton home. Monger stared down at her son curled […]
Cooper The Trooper
UPDATE: COOPER THE TROOPER TO RECEIVE KIDNEY TOMORROW! 12/27/2022 Good afternoon friends. Tonight, be sure to tune into WTKR- Hampton- Norfolk, Virginia at 5 and 6pm; to see the story of Cooper Pfaff, the 15 month old boy I was honored to meet last week, along with his parents Kasey and Stephen Pfaff-and brother Griffin. […]
WLBT, Jackson Mississippi TV Interview
In September, I was fortunate enough to be invited by T.J. Mayfield- president of the Mississippi Kidney Foundation, to visit their office as part of my advocating trip for children who need kidney transplants. I ended up spending 5 days there, working with T.J. on what was being done to assure kidney patients had access […]