One in three Americans are at risk of developing chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and approximately 90% of those with kidney disease don’t even know they have it. Roshanda, a passionate patient advocate, is managing her kidney failure through solo home hemodialysis while balancing caring for her family. She is on the kidney transplant list and was recently featured in a documentary about the crucial need for kidney donors, where her journey with kidney failure and transplantation was highlighted.

"I was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2012. I was pregnant with my second child and I had a long history of high blood pressure. I basically found myself in the ER and I was told that I was in renal failure after that pregnancy," she said. "I didn't really have many signs or symptoms. About 1 in 7 Americans are estimated to have Chronic Kidney Disease in the U.S. But really, are the signs or symptoms ever present? And that was true for me."

What Roshanda wants people to know is what some of those signs and symptoms may be. She mentions frequent urination, fatigue, shortness of breath, itching, and swelling in hands and feet. "I want you to go get screened, regardless of whether or not those symptoms are presented. It's really important."