Anne and Mike continue their conversation with David Rintell, Head of Patient Advocacy at BridgeBio, in part two of our autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) episode. Anne describes her recovery from the first kidney transplant along with the complications she attributes to her two native kidneys which were not removed during the initial surgery and issues with polycystic liver disease. In the 11 years following, Anne endured an operation to remove her native kidneys, followed by a double organ transplant, giving her both a new liver and kidney. Her first kidney transplant was generously gifted by a friend. However, Anne received her new liver and second kidney from a deceased donor, a distinctly different process. Anne and Mike express their gratitude for their good fortune while acknowledging the courage of the donor family to make the decision to give an extension on life to another human, when their loved one could no longer live.

Check out Anne and Mike's journey in their video, "The Search and the Gift" https://vimeo.com/33405248 . For more information about organ donation, visit http://donatelife.net/ 

To learn more about ADPKD, listen to Part 1 to hear Rachel Groth, Ph.D., Vice President of Research at BridgeBio X, explain why ADPKD develops, how it affects the kidneys, what complications may arise from ADPKD and why individuals with end-stage kidney disease receive dialysis or kidney transplants.