Kidney Transplant Conversations – Stay Informed, Encouraged, and Connected
Kidney Transplant Conversations is a podcast built for everyone touched by kidney transplantation: patients, donor families, living donors, caregivers, and the clinicians who support them. Each episode brings authentic, real-world stories that illuminate the science, the humanity, and the hope behind transplantation.
Through candid conversations with transplant recipients, living donors, advocates, surgeons, psychologists, researchers, and community leaders, we explore every dimension of the transplant journey — from navigating diagnosis to finding a donor, recovering from surgery, managing long-term health, and discovering new purpose afterward.
Listeners will hear powerful personal stories, expert insights, and practical guidance that can help you feel more confident, more informed, and more connected. Whether you’re preparing for transplant, supporting someone you love, or working to improve patient care, this series offers ongoing inspiration and actionable knowledge.
Subscribe to stay informed, encouraged and up-to-date with the latest lived experiences, emerging science, and community perspectives shaping the future of kidney transplantation.
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Episodes
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Episode 1: Impact of Pandemic, & Meeting People Where They Are
Welcome to Kidney Transplant Conversations. The COVID-19 pandemic has everyone asking a lot of questions, especially transplant recipients, and those waiting for a transplant. In this episode we discuss the impact of the pandemic, talk about masks and vaccines, and how the pandemic is impacting people with immunosuppression. To explore these subjects, we welcome two guests to the podcast. Firstly, living donor recipient Risa Simon, who will share insights from the transplant patient’s point of view, and then Daryle Blackstock, PA-C, who will talk about the importance of meeting people where they are.
All views and opinions expressed in this podcast reflect those of the participants. Kidney Transplant Conversations Series 1 is sponsored by Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and is not intended to provide medical advice. The opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent those of Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Inc.
We sincerely thank the participants and advisors who helped create this podcast, and our underwriter, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals.
© Project Advocacy, 2021
Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
Kinsey's Kidney Adventure by Nadine Morsi
Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington