Educational Events: Kidney Connections
learn from the experts
making kidney connections
Join us for the first virtual session of Kidney Connections, provides an opportunity to make connections with the kidney community, including patients, and experts, so we can have a conversation and learn from each other. The first sessions of this program is all about prevention and awareness within the kidney community. Meet other patients, share experiences, and learn together. Get ready to create meaningful and lasting Kidney Connections. Stay tuned throughout the year, because we will have another chance to make some Kidney Connections with two more webinars and one in-person session.
ticket information
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Pre-registration online: is requested for all attendees.
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Donations: to the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois are welcome and will help cover additional program expenses.
Meet the ambassadors
Meet Jerry
Jerry Taylor is the Deputy Chief of Talent at Chicago Public Schools. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, spending time with loved ones, and going to the gym. In 2005, he was diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare disease that affects the filters in the kidneys. At age 25, a loss of insurance coverage forced him to discontinue his medications. The lapse in treatment caused further damage to his kidneys, and in 2008, he began dialysis. He remained on dialysis for eight years until he received the gift of life: a new kidney on February 1, 2017
Meet Kimberly
Kimberly Gosell is a four-time kidney transplant recipient, brain cancer survivor, and advocate. Inspired by her own journey with lupus nephritis and CKD, she now mentors others with kidney disease. She lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with her husband (one of her kidney donors), two kids, and three rescue dogs.
Meet Terry
Terry Calhoun is a three-time stroke survivor, both a former peritoneal (7 years) and hemodialysis patient and a kidney transplant recipient - celebrating 7 years kidney strong. He is currently back on the kidney transplant list to procure a successful kidney transplant. Terry resides in the Chicago Loop area – close to urban kidney transplant centers.
location & details
DATE
Thursday, May 15, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
LOCATION
Virtually via Zoom
AGENDA:
Coming Soon
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The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is able to support patients and families, conduct free educational seminars, and offer community screening days through the generosity of our passionate supporters, and a remarkable team of dedicated sponsors. Interested in sponsoring this program? Contact Wesley Bauer at wbauer@nkfi.org.
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