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Read the whole story here! TJ and his family will be attending this year's walk. Maybe you’ll catch him there and say a hello.

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A reminder that we are 33 days away until the NJ Walk for PKD! Show your support by signing up and take part with us on Sept 25, 2016.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Stacey, our volunteer walk coordinator, at newjerseywalk@pkdcure.org.

We almost raised up to $4,000 for this year’s NJ Walk for PKD! Will you help us get to over $5,000 by next weekend?

Feel free to take a look or signal boost with reblogs. Any kind of support is appreciated! Thank you!

New Jersey Walk for PKD

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Education Seminar at RWJ-Date Change

Instead of it originally on Aug 24, the event has changed to Aug. 31, 2016 from 7-10pm. Hope to see you guys there!

Please check the Facebook page for more details.

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Education Seminar at RWJ

On Aug 24th, from 7-10pm, come and join us for our next Education Seminar about PKD from diagnosis through transplant from Drs. Laskow and Mann at the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center.

Please visit the Facebook page for more details!

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We almost raised up to $4,000 for this year’s NJ Walk for PKD! Will you help us get to over $5,000 by next weekend?

Feel free to take a look or signal boost with reblogs. Any kind of support is appreciated! Thank you!

New Jersey Walk for PKD

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Read more about Kelly’s experience with polycystic liver disease.

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We wish the best of luck for you and your family!

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The New Jersey Walk for PKD is coming in two months so register today, and you can now print a Walk for PKD poster to help promote your walk efforts!

Visit walkforpkd.org/newjersey and click on "Print the Poster" next to Event Information to get your very own copy.

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Share us your stories!

Millions of us are struggling with PKD, whether it’s your close families or friends, we’re here to listen and help each other through difficult times. I encourage everyone to share their stories with us and know that you’re not alone in this.

Tell us whatever is on your mind, even the bad ones. Frustration. Anger. Tell us your nutrition or exercise habits. Or the simple joys in life you experienced that makes the day better.

Looking forward to them!

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Volunteer Photographer

Looking for a volunteer photographer for the 2016 New Jersey Walk for PKD who is good at taking photos and aren’t shy walking up to strangers to take pics!

If you’re available from about 8am-1pm on Sunday, September 25th then please let us know.

Visit our PKD - NJ Chapter page on FB for more information.

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PKD Foundation Store

If you haven’t visited our store, please take look at what we have. We have our latest cookbook with delicious recipes, shirts and hats perfect for summer wear, pins, bracelets, water bottles, and many more! Any purchase is much appreciate and to help raise awareness!

Come take a look!

PKD Store

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Exercise Tips

In order to maintain a healthy body, it’s good to exercise. Exercising works to decrease blood pressure and stress. This also helps with developing muscle strength, heart function, and stamina along with enhancing a sense of well-being. With a healthy body, you will do better on dialysis and with a transplant if physically fit.

An example is my father who has been exercising ever since he found out he had PKD. I never once saw him not exercise while he rode his indoor bike every day for an amount of time.

There's not any exercising regime that is deemed the best. Mostly what you're generally comfortable with. It's recommended not to cause any pain or impact around the kidney area so contact sports involving the kidneys being traumatized should be avoided. It is best to do some walking, swimming, and biking.

For children, there's no information about limiting physical activity but it's possible that children with large kidneys and/or large cysts have more episodes of blood in their urine if they play any contact sports.

What exercises do you do daily to keep healthy?

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Happy 4th of July, everyone!

Hope everyone has fun and stay safe! What are your plans for the day?

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This is such an amazing story! If you get the chance, please take the time to read.

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New Jersey Walk for PKD

Walk for PKD is back starting Sept 25, 2016. We are hosting the event at:

Mercer County Park, West Picnic Area 1638 Old Trenton Road West Windsor, NJ 08550 Event Information Check-in/Onsite Registration: 10 a.m. Penny Kids Dash: 10:45 a.m. Walk Begins: 11 a.m. Walk Distance: 1.5 - 3 mile routes

Click here for more information and register as an individual or as a team! Looking forward to seeing you there.

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New Cookbook

There’s a new cookbook in our store called "Cooking Well: Delicious, everyday recipes for the PKD family”. The cookbook entails PKD-friendly recipes to help patients and families make healthy choices and enjoy tasty meals. You can order a copy today at the PKD Store.

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This is amazing!

everyone, meet jaelyn! jaelyn is a cheerleader on my gym’s mini level 2 team. jaelyn was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when she was only a  baby, but it has never stopped her! jaelyn is constantly working as hard as she can to better her flexibility, tumbling, and jumps! jaelyn may only be 7 but she is my biggest inspiration. every time i see this little girl on the floor, she reminds me how blessed i am to be a cheerleader. she’s in need of a double kidney transplant but she just wants it done and over with so she can get back on the floor. we love you jaelyn!