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Red Socks Run CVommunity Ambassador

Red Socks Run 2025

Help me reach my goal of $1,500

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My target 80 kms

There are over 25,000 people in Australia living with kidney failure. There is no cure. Dialysis or a kidney transplant are needed to stay alive.

I’m taking on a challenge to help transform the future of kidney disease. Please support me and help fund vital services and research to ensure those affected can live their best lives.

Together we can transform the future for everyone affected by kidney disease.

Thank you for your support!

#nodialysis2050

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My Achievements

Made a self donation First donation received Halfway to fundraising target Hit fundraising target Shared on social media Created a team Half way to KMs Reached KMs Goal Logged first fitness activity Created a Blog Post Fundraising Milestone Reward #1 Fundraising Milestone Reward #2 Fundraising Milestone Reward #3 Fundraising Milestone Reward #4 Fundraising Milestone Reward #5

My Updates

Make my steps count, 62km so far #enddialysisby2050

Saturday 18th Oct

Decades and no real change

Right now, 1 in 7 Australians are living with signs of chronic kidney disease.

There is no cure. For many, dialysis will be the only option.

But your gift today can fund life-changing research to transform lives now and into the future.

Dialysis assists people in living longer, but not better. It’s physically demanding, mentally exhausting, and limits what people can do.

Your support funds life-changing research to unlock new treatments, earlier detection and alternatives to dialysis so people have more options and a better quality of life.

https://fundraise.kidney.org.au/fundraisers/peterscalzo/red-socks-run-2025

Not all CKD patients can have dialysis

Monday 13th Oct
People think that everyone with CKD can have dialysis, this is usually due to other underlying illnesses. These treatments that these CKD patients undergo can be more dangerous and weakening than dialysis itself. I'm not understating the effects of dialysis, I've been on it, we need something else. That is the main reason I'm talking part in the red socks run can we need a cure, we need to find a cure or something else to end dialysis by 2050. People believe transplants are the best answer, and for now they are, but even though I have been blessed by a transplant myself, it is not the end of the CKD path.  Each hospital visit is lined with the fear of a transplant rejecting and back onto the dialysis waiting list, and of course dialysis.. that's why I'm doing the #redsoxrun to help
#enddialysisby2050
We need a cure.

10,000 steps. 7plus km. Every work day is a workout day

Wednesday 8th Oct
Half way to 60km, For the 60 hours a dialysis patient spends on a machine. ill keep going to help:
#enddialysisby2050
#redsocksrun

ive done extra 12 steps now 10,064.

So I recieved an anonymous donation of $100.00

Monday 6th Oct
A donation was recieved with no name, i sent a thankyou, and asked if they could tell me who it was. I recieved an email today from the donor,  i got emotional as my family knows her well. It was a nurse from the Royal Childrens from way back in 1978 when my CKD journey began, Sister Julia McCoy. She kept me sane through those years always making me laugh, always smiling, she just seemed to always be on the ward.  She is still at the hospital, just an amazing lady, God bless her, and ive promised to catch up soon.  The photo is from 5 years ago, my last catch up

My mum and dad dialysis pioneers

Thursday 2nd Oct
Back in 1978 home peritoneal dialysis had only begin, it is still used as a single bag multiple times a day dialysis and the risks of infection is still there as well. This is why the red socks run is important as we need to end dialysis by 2050.

The picture is of the wall bracket my dad made to hold 11 bags of dialysis fluid, all this when the whole dialysis cycler was being used rarely at home, 
Mum and dad, just amazing good bless them

Chronic kidney disease is not about age

Wednesday 1st Oct
Growing up in the Royal children's hospital renal ward,  it was full of kids babies to teens. Many would always be there when I was. A 4 year old who was on dialysis. Her parents gave her a kidney transplant but it rejected and she was back onto relying on a machine.  One night when I was in the ward she had come in because of a stroke due to high blood pressure.

Chronic renal disease does not just mean going onto a machine and all is ok. There are many other diseases that stem from it. This is why our main aim is to #enddialysisby2050 
These are my experiences of chronic renal disease . 

What the red socks run means to me.

Sunday 28th Sep
Im not great at public speaking but ive finally got my video together and looking forward to the #redsocksrun
#kidneyhealthaustralia

watch the video here: 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/omnWKAJAxYRbfgCUA

Red socks run 2025 is approaching fast

Friday 12th Sep
The red socks run is an important event as we try to raise money to use on research to find a cure for chronic renal disease. We are walking at least 60km in the month of October, which represents the amount of time a person spend on dialysis a month, 5 hours at least 3 times a week. Other forms of dialysis can be continual. 

People do not feel better after this treatment, it drains fluid off the body, multiple kilos at a time, resulting in side effects. Once I remember was the cramps, these were not simple stretch it out cramps, but the full body cramps in bed which eye painful and left you in pain. Dad who was on heamodialysis would have really bad cramps in his hands. 

So we are raising these funds and walking together to
#enddialysis2050
#redsocksrun

Sunday !0th of August Kidney Health 4 Life Launch.

Tuesday 12th Aug
The official launch of the Kidney Health 4 Life Program. A resource for people living with or caring for someone with Chronic Kidney Disease to goto, to help manage kidney disease better.

Visit: kidneyhealth4life.org.au

why i am taking part in the red socks run 2025.

Thursday 31st Jul
 Over the years i have been on dialysis,   3 different types. For one, dialysis is not a cure for Chronic Kidney Disease,  A dialysis patient spends at least 80 hours a month relying on a dialysis machine,It does not mean that they are feeling great when they come off of it. they will feel drained, weak and many times suffering from cramps because of the fluid drained from the body.

You  can read more about the end dialysis by 2050 heere:

https://kidney.org.au/2050

We need a cure, and the red socks run is people all around Australia raising funds for our goal:  #enddialysisby2050

Thank you to my Sponsors

$150

Ant

$135

Fun, Food And Friendship - Melbourne Social Club

Congratulations on your achievement. Well done Peter.

$135

Ian Wood

Congratulations on your fund raising and completing 100 kms!

$106.12

Christine Morgan

Happy walking Peter!

$106.12

Congrats Food Group

Great stuff Pete!

$106.12

Carmel Bsrbine

$100

Anonymous

Well done peter take care

$100

Facebook Donation

$100

Catherine Scalzo

Well done Pete. Love the picture of frame your Dad made - inspirational!

$54.12

Steve Collins

$54.12

Loretta & David Pound

Well done Peter for your determination to make a difference.

$50

Facebook Donation

$50

Facebook Donation

$50

Hakan Or

$50

Nadia Napoli

Go Peter!!! Great Ambassador for an incredible cause 👏 Well done!

$50

Facebook Donation

$45

Facebook Donation

$40

Facebook Donation

$38.33

Peter Scalzo

$30.64

Facebook Donation

$27.81

Jim Lesses

Great work, Peter.

$25.58

Facebook Donation

$22.58

Kayelene Connell

You’re doing a great job of supporting the kidney health organisation. You are also inspiring as a person, making the most of your life and showing kindness to others.

$22.58

Craig D’souza

Well done Pete

$22.58

Maria Dalgliesh

$20.53

Facebook Donation

$20

Tony Gerace

$20

Stephanie

Go Pete!

$20

Munari Consulting

$15.47

Facebook Donation

$11.65

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