October 31, 2012 - Update on PKD walk 2012

HI all, first Happy Halloween! hope you had fun, well taking your kids out trick or treating, or even attended a halloween party of such.   Now that our San Francisco Chapter has embarked on our annual PKD walk for the cure event, I want to share a recap of Sunday's event, first, I was on time for the very first time, hallejuah! The walk was a great success.  We did the electric slide for the first time, as a warmup strategy, that brought many CKD pts, dialysis pts, varies dialysis staff from varies dialysis units, and pts. families and friends together.  It was so much fun.  The live band was off the hook, and so was our very own regarding artist, Jesse Brewster was amazing as usual.  There was so much goodies there to snack on.  I always share appetizer samples from my cookbook section of my books, and they were a hit as well.  My booksigning also went well.  All in all, it was a very beautiful and sun shiny day in the Park.  I hope we have even greater success at next year's walk event for 2013.  Until next year, continue to spread the awareness of CKD, and urge people to get tested for possible early stage CKD, so that preventive measures can be taken to help in prolonging or even in some cases, reverse the progression of CKD, especially those with a history or family history of diabetes and/or high blood pressure (two of the main causes of CKD), and of course other natures of possible development of CKD, such as a history of PKD, lupus, etc. etc., and stay compliant with whatever is needed to help in prolonging the disease in early stage CKD, for as long as possible.
take care and all the best to you.
Glo