Kidneys 4 Tidewater

12/31/2025

12/23/2025

Sometimes, life-changing moments happen in the most ordinary places. For Bobby Wadkins, it happened at his local golf club.

12/22/2025

12/21/2025

💚Here’s an update on Kenika 💚
Today at VCU Medical Center, my wife received life-changing news: a kidney match has been found. We are deeply grateful to the VCU transplant team and to our community for the love and support that carried us here.
Our journey with IgAN (IgA Nephropathy) has strengthened our commitment to kidney disease awareness and organ donation. If you’re on dialysis, waiting for a transplant, or supporting a loved one—especially those living with IgAN—know this: you are seen, you are supported, and you are not alone. 💚
We’re honored to stand with Kidneys 4 Tidewater, a community dedicated to raising awareness, sharing real stories, and helping connect living donors throughout the Tidewater region:
🌐 https://kidneys4tidewater.org
For those seeking resources and support for IgAN specifically, visit:
🌐 https://igan.org/
Hope, community, and one courageous “yes” can save a life.

12/19/2025

Our beloved Kenika got her kidney transplant yesterday at VCU!!
Everyone keep her in your thoughts 💙
Her husband says” She is stable and the kidney is taken to her body. If everything goes like as planned Monday she should be discharged to one of the hospital hotels and monitor for a week and then brought home after that”

12/19/2025

We first introduced you to Katisha Vertrees two years ago. She had lupus and stage 3 kidney disease, meaning her kidneys had essentially stopped working.

After we shared her story, an anonymous donor was inspired to help. The donor raised her hand and turns out, she was a perfect match for Katisha.

Margie Smith chose to remain anonymous — to the public and to Katisha — until now.

At the link in comments, learn about what inspired Margie to give a kidney to a stranger.

12/18/2025

12/17/2025