INTV Kristy-An Ferracci Kidney Walk Delaware 2023

The National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware will hold the Southern Delaware Kidney Walk Sunday, April 30 Registration 10 AM; Walk at 11 AM Cape Henlopen State Park- Fort Miles Museum & Historical Area Lewes, De. www.kidneywalk.org

Episode Transcript

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Froggy ninety nine nine high around sixtytwo in Cloudy. Today we are joined

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by Christi Ann Ferracci, Community OutreachAssistance, National Kidney Foundation serving Maryland and
Delaware, and boy, this ispersonal. It's a big weekend for us,
and we're going to get to thewalk at Cape and Lope State Park
on Sunday. But first of all, Christy has one of the coolest love
stories ever. Can you just tellus your love story because it has to
do with what we're talking about today, all about National Kidney Foundation awareness.

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Sure. So in two thousand andfour, my husband Michael started dialysis.
Two thousand and six, actually todayis when he asked me to marry him.
Got married in September of two thousandand six, and I was able
to donate a kidty to him inMarch of two thousand and seven. This
year marks sixteen years is to transplant. Both of us are doing great.
It's it's kind of a I alwaysfelt like it's a gamble, but it

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really does pay off, and itreally does. You're both fine, right,
Yes, yes, we're both doinggreat. No problems. We live
life to the fullest. We goon cruises, we go all weekend trips.
It's great, of course, let'stalk this weekend's This is just a
really cool atmosphere, right, it'sgoing to happen ten o'clock registration walk at
eleven. What's the walk like atkpe Penlopen State Park. It is a

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beautiful three mile walk to the biketrail through kpe Penlopen State Park, portions
up that you can see the beach. It's all paid, it's user friendly
for wheelchair strollers anybody, and it'sa great time and supporting a great even
a better cause. Now, ofcourse that's this Sunday. Don't forget about
the the Salisbury Walk that's Sunday Maytwenty first at Winter Place, which is

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also a really cool place to havea walk. So you're just inviting people
to register in advance, or theycan register there or what's the story.
They can do both. You cango to Kidney walk dot org. You
can register there under a team ora start a team. You can make
donations there, or you can justshow up that day and say hey,
I want to walk, I wanta register. Here's twenty bucks. Thank

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you for what you do. Weappreciate it. Yeah, more than thirty
seven million American adults estimated to havekidney disease. One and three American adults
are at risk for kidney disease.I mean, it's something we need to
be aware of and supporting. Soget their Sunday Kidneywalk dot org. And
if you want to see Christi inperson, she loves to tell her love
story over and over, so youcan ask her all about it. Christie,

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thank you for your time this morning. Is also a donor now,
so oh wow, I know that'sgreat. You're going to meet some You're
gonna meet some amazing people that havedone that and can the experience that you've
had that people can hear and justfeel at ease to be able to try
to become a donor. It's awesome. So it's this weekend Kidney Walk dot

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org ka Penlopen State Park, Christy. Awesome stuff. Thank you, thank
you, thank you,