You do not have to face kidney disease alone.
The Marshall Kidney Peer Support Program is designed to connect kidney patients, dialysis patients, transplant recipients, living donors, caregivers, and family members with someone who understands that many have the emotional and practical challenges that can come with kidney disease.
Who Can Request Support?
You may request peer support if you are:
- Newly diagnosed with kidney disease
- Preparing for dialysis
- Currently receiving dialysis
- Considering or waiting for a kidney transplant
- Living with a kidney transplant
- Considering living kidney donation
- A living kidney donor
- Caring for someone with kidney disease
- A family member seeking encouragement or general support
What Kind of Support Is Available?
A peer mentor may:
- Listen to your concerns
- Share personal experiences
- Offer encouragement
- Discuss common emotional and lifestyle challenges
- Help you feel less isolated
- Encourage you to communicate with your healthcare team
- Share general information about navigating the kidney journey
Peer mentors do not provide medical advice, diagnose medical conditions, recommend treatments, interpret test results, or replace licensed healthcare professionals.
Request a Peer Support Connection
Please provide the information requested below so the Marshall Kidney Foundation can better understand your situation and the type of support you are seeking.
Request Peer Support
Which best describes your situation?
- Recently diagnosed with kidney disease
- Preparing for dialysis
- Receiving hemodialysis
- Receiving peritoneal dialysis
- Waiting for a kidney transplant
- Kidney transplant recipient
- Considering living kidney donation
- Living kidney donor
- Caregiver
- Family member
- Other
What would you like support with?
- Adjusting to a kidney disease diagnosis
- Preparing for dialysis
- Living with dialysis
- Transplant evaluation or waiting
- Life after kidney transplantation
- Living kidney donation
- Caregiving
- Emotional support
- General encouragement
- Other
Please tell us briefly what you would like to discuss.
What days or times are generally best to contact you?
Is there anything else that may help us identify an appropriate peer mentor?
What Happens After You Submit a Request?
The Marshall Kidney Foundation will review your information and determine whether an appropriate peer mentor is available.
We may contact you for additional information before making a match. Matching may depend on mentor availability, experience, communication preferences, and the type of support requested.
Submitting a request does not guarantee an immediate match.
Privacy and Safety
Please do not include Social Security numbers, financial account information, passwords, medical record numbers, or other highly sensitive information in the form.
Information submitted through this page will be used to review your peer-support request and communicate with you about the program.
Important Notice
The Marshall Kidney Peer Support Program provides only emotional and informational support. It is not a medical, mental-health, emergency, legal, or financial service.
For medical questions, treatment decisions, or changes in symptoms, contact your healthcare provider. For an immediate medical or safety emergency, call 911 or your local emergency service