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Kidneys Go Social With Renal Support Network's Kidney Disease Awareness ... - PR Newswire (press release)

GLENDALE, Calif., March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renal Support Network (RSN) launches Kidneys Go Social, a new kidney disease awareness campaign timed with National Kidney Month in March. RSN will encourage social media posts about an often silent disease affecting people. Kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day and helps regulate blood pressure. Kidneys are also prone to disease with more than 1 in 10 Americans at risk due to diabetes, genetic illnesses, high blood pressure or family history of kidney failure. People often do not know that they have kidney disease until it is in the final stages; right now more than 450,000 people in the U.S. are on dialysis, and almost 100,000 are waiting for a kidney transplant. Through Kidneys Go Social, RSN will be challenging audiences to become more aware of kidneys' functions and importance. If your kidneys could talk, what would they say? What would they tell us? How would they let us know what they need? How do they feel when things are going well or not so well? How are your kidneys inspired? Send us your interpretation, from the viewpoint of your talking kidneys, in video, pictures, drawings, stories, or poems. Sing a song, put on a puppet show, or whatever your kidneys can dream up that can be posted on your own social media platform with #kidneytalk and Twitter handle @rsnhope so we can find your story. The campaign will promote social posts, discussions, and sharing about kidney disease, risk factors, early detection, and the life-saving benefits of organ donation for both children and adults, RSN is challenging the community to share stories, and connect with others. "Challenge a friend to tell the world what their kidneys would say," the campaign will urge. "If they'd rather not post, ask them instead to donate to Renal Support Network!" Donations raised through the campaign will be used to fund RSN's Annual Renal Teen Prom and educational activities. To learn more, visit www.RSNhope.org

About RSN
RSN is a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that instills health, happiness, and hope into the lives of those affected by the disease. Founded in 1993 by Lori Hartwell, who developed chronic kidney disease at the age of 2, RSN strives to motivate and assist patients in developing their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them.

SOURCE Renal Support Network