A Patient's Roll in Research with Patrick Gee - the APOL1 Gene research

In July, we filmed an interview with Patrick Gee, a kidney transplant recipient and a patient advocate. Patrick's story is inspiring and while we are still working through over an hour of footage, where every second is great, we wanted to go ahead and throw up this segment, where Patrick discusses his role as a patient, in research on the APOL1 steering committee.
More videos with Patrick will be coming in the next couple months, including, his episode of "This is Kidney Disease... This is Life."
*Patrick Gee had been a peritoneal dialysis patient since December 2013. On April 21, 2017, Patrick received a kidney transplant at the Hume-Lee Transplant Center at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. After spending 33 days in the hospital, 4 surgeries and a 47-day wait until his kidney began to function, Patrick is back to advocating for a more comprehensive healthcare, patient engagement, community educational resources and a better quality of live for kidney patients.
Patrick retired from the Virginia Department of Corrections as a Major/Chief of Security. Patrick has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Criminal Justice, with an emphasis in Public Administration from the University of Richmond, in Richmond, VA. He also has a Doctorate of Philosophy in Justice, Law and Criminology. Patrick is also a licensed Associate Minister at Mountain Movers Ministry Church, Richmond, VA. His ministry is working with those suffering from kidney disease. Patrick is a husband, father of 5 and a grandfather of 7. Patrick’s motto is, “I am the Voice for the Voiceless and the Face of the Faceless in the fight against kidney disease.” My mission is not to stop fighting for those suffering from a chronic illness until the Lord calls me to glory!
Patrick is also a patient field ambassador for the American Association of Kidney Patients.

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