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Daughter's Rare Kidney Disease Spurs Mom's Fundraising Push

Sophia Galbraith's battle with FSGS was featured in the Calgary Herald leading up to The NephCure Walk the family is spearheading on June 23. Check out the story and then think about ways you can help promote your event through the media. This is also a great way to find families who are dealing with FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome to let them know there is support out there. Feel free to contact us for help.

Here's the story...

One day two years ago, little Sophia’s eyelids grew swollen in her sleep.

Assuming the toddler was having an allergic reaction, her mother, Andrea Galbraith, took her to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Soon her entire body plumped and Sophia received a diagnosis any mother would fear.

Her daughter had a rare condition called nephrotic syndrome. As the little girl would understand it: “My kidneys are broken.”

As treatment progressed, more bad news. Most children with the disease grow out of it and their organs recover.

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