Aimee Garcia, who appeared on The George Lopez Show (now in syndication), says she’s learned a lot from George and Ann. Before, she says, “I knew kidneys help flush out the system, and that’s it.” These days, Garcia supports foundation events and talks to elementary school children about the importance of staying healthy and treating their kidneys right.
Kyle Kaplan is just 18, and this is his second year participating. “I think it’s important for kids my age to come out here,” he says. “I hope to inspire more people to get tested.”
Sara Faden-Norman and her husband, Bobbie Norman, both in their Los Angeles Police Department uniforms, stood off to the side, watching the celebrity interviews. The two met in the police academy 14 years ago and have been together ever since. When he got kidney cancer and later needed a donor, she was deemed a match. “It was no question for me,” she says.
Many people just don’t think to ask about kidney-health screening, says Susanne Nicholas, MD, a nephrologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and volunteer supervisor for the KEEP screening program. Who should think of screening? ”If you have a history of high blood pressure, a family history of kidney disease, diabetes, or are 60 and up,” you’re due for screening, she says.
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i too have kidney Renal failure. i have had it for 2 years i am a single mom of a 7 year old i hope one i get my kidney soon george Lopez has been my hero.
I’m 17 from Irving,TX I just recived my kidney transplant this past 4th of July .i was in dialysis for 4 years seemed like my time will never come. My device to all kidney waiters is one simple thing is to have Faith!
I have bought a colpue of them just out of curiosity. I do not care at all about Brad and Angelina, etc. Some people seek something above themselves to give meaning to their lives. They worship celebrities and live vicariously through them. They should get a life . I have a full life, and I care nothing about celebrities. Was this answer helpful?