Revisiting Patient Stories | My Kidney Transplant Experience (2013)
My Kidney Transplant Experience By: Dorothy Shelley, Sunnyside, New York My family and I did not recognize the symptoms initially, so I wasn’t diagnosed with kidney disease until the age of 12. Nine years later on January 18, 1983, at the age of 21, I received a transplanted kidney from my older brother Robert. Thirty […]
Kidney Patient Reported Experience Measure
World Kidney Day: A Beacon of Hope and Progress
As the Chair of a Kidney Patients’ Association, I am pleased to share with you the remarkable significance of World Kidney Day. This annual event is a beacon of hope and progress for kidney patients and their families worldwide. It’s a day when our global community comes together in an unprecedented show of solidarity, raising […]
Key Dates 2023
Monthly MRI KPA committee meetings We hold a meeting on the first Wednesday of every month. Due to Covid-19 these meetings are currently held virtually. Various topics are discussed including our strategy, issues raised via patients’, updates on discussions with clinicians, concerns and possible solutions over the service provided by Renal or Transplant at MRI, […]
Magnificent Manchester at World Transplant Games
It was a brilliant World Games, Perth were amazing hosts and the GB&NI team topped the medal table with 121 Gold, 96 Silver and 71 Bronze medals, a total of 288 medals, including those won by Juniors and Live Donors. Our Manchester Adults did brilliantly. Juliet Lewis won bronzes in the doubles badminton and also […]
Northwest Kidney Network Newsletter Issue 3
The North West Kidney Network Newsletter – to keep you up to date with what has been going on within the Network and North West Renal community.
Latest MRI KPA Newsletters
Read our Autumn 2023 Newsletter online or download it and any past issues, to read later, offline.
UK Kidney Week 2023: Resilience and Advancements in Kidney Health
Just a few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of participating in UK Kidney Week 2023, an event that brought together kidney professionals, charities, and patients from across the country. This UK Kidney Week was filled with educational sessions, state-of-the-art lectures, research presentations, and networking opportunities. UK Kidney Week: A Platform for Learning and Networking […]
The British Transplant Games | 27th – 30th July 2023
David Coyle, Vice-Chair of MRI KPA, provides an update about this year’s British Transplant Games in Coventry at the end of July.
My Transplant Journey
It should be noted – whilst this post is all about Steve Caddick’s own personal journey, every transplant and transplant patient is different. My kidney transplant I’m a married male in my mid-fifties, and I’ve had renal problems from birth. Luckily, it wasn’t until I was sixteen that my kidneys finally failed, and I was […]
