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FAIRMOUNT (WTXF) – Thousands of people gathered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sunday, hoping to raise awareness of a condition that puts one-third of adults at risk during the Philadelphia Kidney March in 2018 for the National Kidney Foundation.
3,000 people – adults and children, as well as pets gathered at the Museum of the Arts for this year's Kidney Walk, the country's largest kidney disease march.
"More than 30,000,000 people have kidney failure and many do not even know it. So we are here to raise money for patient support, research and education, "said Denise Anderson of the National Kidney Foundation.
For Richard Bond from Harleysville, walking is personal.
"Every day, someone is suffering," Bond said.
Bond was one of those people, but he says that after a kidney transplant and a lifestyle change, he leads a much healthier life than he'd ever imagined possible.
"I had 325 pounds and I'm now 225 years old. The food is good and now you get exercise, so I have life and I have energy, "Bond explained.
The Kidney Foundation hopes to raise $ 500,000 during the event, which will help fund programs such as Big Ask, Big Give, in which patients will learn to ask for the precious gift of a new kidney.
"There are a lot of people on a very long waiting list for a kidney, but people have two kidneys and you can give one. The program is new and really exciting, "said Anderson.
"It's a family. This is a kidney family. It is a year project. We really appreciate anyone who donates. Hospitals need funding, "Bond said.
Bond says he and his family are always grateful for the transplant that will change their lives.
"It changes your life and that's why I'm grateful," added Bond.
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