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We are all either transplant patients or related to transplant patients and one of us is a consultant looking after kidney patients. We are grateful for the great work carried out by the Royal Free Hospital Renal Unit in saving and extending lives. We want to say thank you to all concerned and hope that by helping to raise funds for the RFHKPA that we can all play a part in helping current Royal Free kidney patients. 

The RFHKPA (Royal Free Hopital Kidney Patients Association) is a registered charity no. 277711. 

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Our kidneys are vital and sophisticated organs.

They filter and clean 200 litres of blood per day. They remove wasters and excess water from our blood in the form of urine.

They help balance the levels of chemical substances in our bodies such as sodium, phosphorus and potassium. They also produce important hormones that stimulate bone marrow to make red blood cells; regulate our blood pressure; help keep our bones strong.

High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). 500 million individuals worldwide are affected. If CKD worsens it can lead to kidney failure. In order to survive, people with severe kidney failure must either receive a transplanted kidney or be kept alive with dialysis, usually by a machine which cleans their blood about three times a week, each session lasting 4-5 hours.

A greater risk than kidney failure is that people with CKD may develop Cardiovascular diseases. People with CKD are 10 times more likely than healthy people, to die of heart attacks and strokes.

One out of 10 adults in the world has some form of kidney damage