Patient Stories

Sebastian lives in constant pain from hereditary pancreatitis

KTDRA celebrated World Kidney Day at the Royal Adelaide Hospital!

Kathy Gilcrist developed renal failure after the birth of her twin girls and shares how she was in the fight for her life before receiving a kidney transplant.

$56,107 was raised in the fight against hereditary pancreatitis thanks to a successful fundraiser organized by our fundraising champion Helena.

Raising funds for Pancreatitis

$30,000 raised to cure people of pancreatitis

Tony Di Giovanni was one of the first patients to receive a kidney pancreas transplant while suffering from ongoing foot infections, curing him of his diabetes.

Behind Helena Kollias’s unstoppable dedication to fundraise for KTDRA, she has faced her own incredible health challenges.

We are so grateful for our fundraising champion Eleni who, on Saturday 22 June, raised an incredible $15,000 for KTDRA!

Mount Bryan couple Carole and Barrie have turned their hobby of making succulents and cacti into fundraising for KTDRA!

We are continuously blown away by our passionate fundraising advocate Helena, who once again raised an amazing $15,000 for KTDRA!

Inspired by his patients, Transplant Nephrologist Dr Rob Carroll ran his first marathon to raise funds in honour of them.

Geraldine Buckley has lived her life by, despite battling many health issues – including kidney disease.

Fundraising champion Eleni raised an incredible $15,000 for kidney disease and diabetes.

Thank you to our incredible fundraising Champion Theonie Roussianos who raised an amazing $31,000 towards KTDRA!

After raising close to $50,000 towards KTDRA, Theonie Roussianos hosted a quiz night and raised $6,600.

Eleni is determined to help eliminate kidney disease and diabetes and raised $1,500!

Kidney, Transplant and Diabetes Health Australia were part of World Kidney Day celebrations at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Michael Burrows’s life changed after he was diagnosed with pancreatitis, a condition leaving patients in severe pain.

Making medical history at just seven years of age, Gary Wanganeen was Australia’s first paediatric patient to undergo a successful islet auto transplantation procedure on July 14 2015.