Kidney Transplant Conversations
Health & Fitness:Medicine
20 years ago, a young Benji Lafitte had his promising basketball career cut short by kidney failure, and he would go on to depend on dialysis for the next two decades. After almost giving up on the transplant process, an old basketball rival persuaded Benji to engage again with a transplant center.
Benji joins us on this episode of Kidney Transplant Conversations to share his long journey to transplant with us, and he also remembers with gratitude his friend and mentor Chris Osbourne, the individual who had helped him try for a transplant again. Chris was another kidney transplant recipient, but he hesitated to get vaccinated, and his life was recently lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss some of the misinformation that can contribute to vaccination decisions, and Benji highlights the importance of never giving up on yourself and your health.
With series producer and host Rolf Taylor.
This episode of Kidney Transplant Conversations is dedicated to the memory of Chris Osbourne.
Kidney Transplant Conversations is underwritten by Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All views and opinions expressed in the podcast reflect those of the participants and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
© Project Advocacy, 2022
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013. Mike needed a kidney transplant, & some help with social media. Andrea answered the call…with some unexpected results.
012. How Jim became a kidney donor to his “brother” Darryl. Plus: Dr. Adam Bregman discusses helpful resources for living donation and some kidney transplant disparities.
011. After surviving kidney cancer and receiving a living donor kidney transplant, Darryl donates his experience in return – as a mentor and guide.
010. “The Big Ask, The Big Give” program from National Kidney Foundation opens the door to living donations.
009. A counseling psychology perspective on solid organ transplants with Dr. Camilla Nonterah. Plus: Florida transplant recipients discuss the ongoing impact of COVID.
007. When a transplant surgeon receives a transplant, featuring Dr. Robert Montgomery. Plus: Fostering workforce diversity and preventing burnout.
006. Is talking about health equity translating into action? Plus: The transplant workup. Featuring kidney transplant surgeon Dr. Velma Scantlebury.
005. Taking kidney transplants closer to the people in rural Michigan. With Dr. Silas Norman.
004. International perspectives on organ donation and transplantation with Dr. Joyce Trompeta. From California to Hawaii, then on to Japan.
003. How the UNC Chapel Hill Latino Transplant Clinic is increasing access through culturally competent care. UNC Chapel Hill Latino Transplant Clinic, Part 2
002. José and Xiomara Flores share their living donor transplant journey. UNC Chapel Hill Latino Transplant Clinic, Part 1
001. Impact of pandemic on immunosuppressed, & the meaning of meeting people where they are.
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