Walk to Cure PKD Sunday, April 29, 2007, Hollywood, FL

We’re slowing down the discussion on constipation to remind everyone that THIS SUNDAY, April 29, 2007, is the Faske Family Memorial Walk to support research in PKD, polycystic kidney disease. The walk is in TY (Topeekeegee-Yugnee) Park at 3300 N Park Road, Hollywood, FL, which is just west of I-95 off Sheridan Street. Registration begins at 8:00 AM, and the two-mile walk begins at 9:00 AM.

Bring a pet, bring a leash, bring your enthusiasm for stopping PKD and you’ll be helping millions of people. PKD is the most common of all life-threatening human genetic diseases, more common than ALL the following diseases combined:

• Down’s syndrome,
• Cystic fibrosis,
• Muscular dystrophy,
• Hemophilia,
• Huntington's disease,
• Sickle cell anemia, and
• Multiple sclerosis.
  

Pets care about PKD as much as people do because it affects them, too. In fact, polycystic kidney disease is the number one genetic cause of death in cats. About 40% of the world’s Persians have PKD.

Dogs—especially terriers—also inherit PKD. Those of us with Bull Terriers, Cairn Terriers, and Westies, should be at the front of the eager walkers this Sunday.

For more information on the walk, check the PKD website. You can register for the Faske Family Walk directly through the site. Or, call 954 816 8269.

If Hollywood, Florida, is out of your way, the PKD website lists events from all over the U.S., and you’ll be able to find an event in your area. What a great, tax-deductable way to make the world better.