It's All About the Walk (Mostly)

Less than a week to go until our big party!  We are very excited.  The following Saturday we have a book fair in Rochester.  That should be fun.

On October 15, we have the 2011 NKF Kidney Walk.  It is a very important event.  Kidney disease is all around us.  1 in 9 people have kidney disease (puppies too).  Mommy and Daddy are participating in the walk.  They will represent my team!  I think I will call it "Rudy's Walkers!"

Mommy and Daddy(?) at last years Kidney Walk

We hope it will raise lots of money to help with research and those people with kidney disease.  I recently found out that 382,000 people are on dialysis and 88,000 people are waiting for a transplant.  Those are big numbers!  The need for more kidneys keeps growing, so we need to keep spreading the word.

My family plans on talking about it every chance we get!  Mommy said that she is noticing a slight increase in awareness when she talks to the groups.  (Mommy and Daddy talk to children and adults).  This is good.  We hope for a day when everyone will know about the importance of living donors.  We hope they will find a cure for kidney disease too.  That is why we walk!

Love,
Rudy the poodle and his wiggle too!