Brave little Harrison is determined to fix his 'broken' kidneys


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Lisa said one issue they had encountered was a lack of support for families who are impacted by kidney illness which is why they have taken part in Kidney Health Australia’s Big Red Kidney Walk every year since 2015.


She said the walk, which will take place this year on September 2 at Perry Lakes, helped raise awareness and funds for disease that wasn’t as prominent in the public eye but still affected more than 1.7 million Australians.


Harrison’s kidney issues were genetic but Kidney Health Australia’s clinical director Dr Shilpa Jesudason said kidney disease could be caused by many things.


“The most common cause is diabetes, but also it is caused by nephritis (immune attack of the kidney), high blood pressure, genetic conditions, and many other less common conditions,” she said


“But really in our society where one in three people have risk factors or features of chronic kidney disease, the main risk factors are diabetes, high blood pressure, older age, indigenous ethnicity, obesity, smoking and having cardiovascular disease.


Article source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1067971.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

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