William B. May senior managing director participates in Kidney Walk.Walking a few steps may not mean much to one person, but it could be a wish come true for a transplant recipient. Jeffrey Hatcher Jeffrey Hatcher is a playwright. He is the writer of the stage play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, commissioned and produced by City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh PA, which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just Stage Beauty (2004). , senior managing director at William B. May Commercial Real Estate, had a crucial kidney transplant operation in December 2003. To show how grateful he is to have survived, he recently took part in the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Walk on Sunday, October 6 in Riverside Park. "It's important to create awareness, from prevention and education to the surgery and survival," said Hatcher, now a committee member of the NKF NKF National Kidney Foundation NKF Norges Kampsportforbund NKF Norges Klatreforbund (Norway) NKF Norges Kofferttenking Forbund of Greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . "I think we are all very lucky to be living in a country that at least has treatments available, as well as continued research, for those with kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. ." President of William B. May Commercial, George Donohue, can also relate. "The advances made in kidney disease helped my father have a successful kidney transplant at 65 and is the reason why he is alive today. We should do what we can to help prevent this disease and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation." The National Kidney Foundation Not to be confused with American Kidney Fund. The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a major voluntary health organization in the United States. Its mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and works to teach people that one in nine adults have chronic kidney disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also know as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years through five stages. Each stage is a progression through an abnormally low and progressively worse glomerular filtration rate, which is and do not even realize of it. The kidneys, which handle major bodily processes like removing waste products, drugs and toxins, releasing hormones and balancing bodily fluids, are subject to diabetes and high blood pressure. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders and American Indians are at high risk, as well as those who suffer from hypertension. It is important to get regular check ups to prevent anemia and further kidney damage kidney damage Kidney injury Nephrology A structural or functional compromise in renal function due to external–eg, athletic, occupational, or other trauma, resulting in bruising or hemorrhage, which can be profuse and life threatening Etiology Vascular . After his surgery, Hatcher has completely changed his lifestyle inside and out, choosing a more healthier mode of living. "I feel more driven and I have a sense of purpose. I like having a healthy attitude that includes diet and continued exercise. The business community, like any other, can benefit from the information available because we all know someone affected by the disease and I encourage others to get involved." |
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