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Doug Thompson, dialysis patient, Kidney Walk participant
Doug Thompson, Kidney Walk Team Captain
On September 2, 2011, 36-year-old Doug Thompson got a phone call that changed the rest of his life. With such low kidney function, Doug would either need to begin dialysis or receive a kidney transplant in order to stay alive. > more
Danny Zivian, Walker
When Danny was just 11 weeks old, the doctors realized that something was unusual about his kidneys. Instead of having two full-functioning kidneys that grow as he gets older, one of Danny’s kidneys does not work and the other never started growing. > more
James Caruso's Story, Member of Team James, Detroit Zoo Kidney Walk
James has been through a lot in his seven years of life, starting when he was born without a right kidney and with only 20% kidney function in his left kidney. > more

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