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About
About RSN
Founder Lori Hartwell
RSN Board Members
RSN History
RSN Flyers
Testimonials
Corporate Partners
Newsroom
Events • Activities
Events
Events Calendar
Online Kidney Disease Support Groups
RSN’s Annual Essay Contest!
Hope Week RSN’s National Online Patient Meeting
Annual Renal Teen Prom
Awareness Concerts
Artistic Contest of Hope
Programs
RSN Programs
Advocacy Outreach
Essay Contest
Peer Support
Online Support Groups and More
HOPEline
Hope Week RSN’s National Online Patient Meeting
KidneyTalk® Podcast
KidneyTalk® Magazine
Kidney Disease Health Library
Renal Teen Prom
Kidney Stuff with Neff & Nuff
Ambient Meditation Sound of Nature and Music
Kidney Disease
Understanding Kidney Disease and Prevention
Learn About Kidney Disease
Are You at Risk of Developing Kidney Disease?
Causes and Stages of Kidney Disease
Kidney Stones: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Preventing or Delaying Kidney Disease
Kids & Parents: Pediatric Kidney Disease
Treatment Options and Maintenance
Treatment Options and Maintenance
Dialysis Treatment Options
Kidney Transplant
Controlling Blood Pressure
Dry Weight and Fluid Management Explained
Dialysis Diet Recipes
Kidney Transplant
Kidney Transplant Dashboard
Chronic Kidney Disease and Mental Health
Cooking For Your Kidney Health: Nutritional Information For the Kidney Diet
Pets and Kidney Disease
Organ Donation Awareness
Organ Donation Awareness
Living Kidney Donation
Share Your Spare
Kidney Disease Treatment History and Innovation
History of Dialysis and Nephrology
Spotlight on Innovation
For Healthcare Professionals
Resources
Blog
Read the KidneyTalk® Blog
Tell Your Own Story: Write for Us
Join
Donate
Donate to RSN
Create Your Own Fundraiser for RSN
Shop
Shop RSN
You Make A Difference Lapel Pin Collection
Contact Us
Winners of the 6th Annual Essay Contest
THEME:
“Funding a Dream: Giving Back”
Get a Mentor – 1st Place Winner, 6th Annual Essay Contest
First, let me introduce myself. I was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in the summer of 1999, and typically for me, I...
Lobbying for Kidney Care – 2nd Place Winner, 6th Annual Essay Contest
There it is. A check for $100,000, from out of nowhere, sitting in my mailbox. Only one caveat: Do something good with it for other kidney...
The Portable Kidney – 3rd Place Winner, 6th Annual Essay Contest
If I found a check in my mailbox for $100,000 I would be very surprised and happy. My first thoughts, after the initial shock, would...
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