2023-10-01 13:13:35
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is holding a walk on Sunday to raise funds for kidney failure research. The march started at Lucien-Blanchard Park at 10 a.m.
10 suffer from this health problem and three-quarters of those waiting for an organ transplant in the country are waiting to obtain a kidney”,”text”:”One in 10 Canadians suffer from this problem health and three-quarters of those waiting for an organ transplant in the country are waiting to obtain a kidney”}}”>One in 10 Canadians suffer from this health problem and three-quarters of those waiting for an organ transplant in the country are waiting to obtain a kidney
explains the president of the Canadian Kidney Foundation in Estrie, Cathy Baier.
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approximately people are on predialysis and 242people are on dialysis and must be monitored”,”text”:”We would like to have more than a hundred people at our walk. We want to raise awareness among the population to donate money so that we can invest in research and support for families. In Estrie, around 850 people are on pre-dialysis and 242 people are on dialysis and must be monitored”}}”>We hope to have more than a hundred people at our march. We want to raise awareness among the population to donate money so that we can invest in research and support for families. In Estrie, around 850 people are on pre-dialysis and 242 people are on dialysis and must be monitored
underlines Cathy Baier.
We are a pretty affected family
The cause of kidney disease is one that resonates in a very special way with the President of the Foundation.
We are a family quite affected by kidney disease. My mother was born with only one kidney and has been in kidney failure for about five years. My two sons and my granddaughter were also born with only one kidney.
she presents.
et2023, says Cathy Baier. Genetically, both babies did not produce a kidney. This is called renal agenesis. It is a dysfunction or total absence of one or both kidneys and with this anomaly [chez le parent]there are 50% chance that this malfunction is present [chez l’enfant].”,”text”:”My son and his partner had two babies in 2022 and 2023, says Cathy Baier. Genetically, both babies did not produce a kidney. This is called renal agenesis. It is a dysfunction or total absence of one or both kidneys and with this anomaly [chez le parent]there is a 50% chance that this malfunction is present [chez l’enfant].”}}”>My son and his partner had two babies in 2022 and 2023, says Cathy Baier. Genetically, both babies did not produce a kidney. This is called renal agenesis. It is a dysfunction or total absence of one or both kidneys and with this anomaly [chez le parent]there is a 50% chance that this malfunction is present [chez l’enfant].
It’s a genetic mutation.
The president of the Kidney Foundation of Canada invites the population to sign their papers for organ donation.
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