Valen Keefer

Monthly transplant labs & med day! Here’s a time-lapse video of me filling my pill containers for the next 2 weeks. Taking our meds is a very important necessity for the success of our transplants. I’ve been doing this for almost 18 years thanks to the gift of life! #donatelife

Thrilled to introduce our NEW PODCAST✨UNPACKING THE GIFT OF LIFE✨hosted by yours truly & my friend Cristen who also has PKD & is a transplant recipient. Podcast sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. & is not intended to provide medical advice

Honored to be asked by @US_FDA @CTTI_Trials to speak at their mitigating #clinicaltrial disruptions event! A privilege to represent #PKD & #transplant community & share my #researchstudy experience & the importance of safe & accessible studies to not halt advancements in medicine

🖐️Celebrating 5 extra years of living life to the fullest thanks to my liver donor & donor family! I continue to strive to make them proud of their decision to say yes to organ donation by living a life full of passion, positivity, and purpose. Holding my donor family close at ♥️

Combined we’ve been gifted 63 extra years of life thanks to 3 living & 2 deceased donors, who’ve made our beautiful lives possible. We’ve taken our 2nd chances & are living the best quality of life we can. Grateful for our donors, donor families, & special friendships #donatelife

All facets of the #giftoflife & #organdonation shared for the world to see & feel! Holly’s strength & kindness exemplify the beauty that can emerge from sorrow & the hope & life that can blossom from loss. As a #transplantrecipient I feel it all deeply-the loss, gratitude, & hope

1st family selfies! Meet Juniper Elizabeth-a #LynxPointSiamese adopted on June 25th. Our late cat taught me how amazing animals are for our overall well-being. “Grief is just love with no place to go.” Excited we’ve reached the point to open our hearts & home to this little girl.

Honored to speak @ the opening of @OneLambda’s new lab! Grateful to witness this new era in transplant diagnostics. Thanks @thermofisher for including the patient voice because only then can the full scope of barriers to access be understood & diagnostic & medical care improved.

Reunited w/my kidney transplant surgeon, who is also a heart transplant recipient!Transplantation is awe-inspiring. Alive today because of this amazing man & here we are 20 yrs later (with that same kidney) @ATCMeeting both thriving thanks to the gift of life. #ATC2023SanDiego

Brunch w/my liver transplant surgeon’s wife! Special way to kick off day 1 @ATCMeeting Surreal to take my meds in front of the wife of the man who helped save my life-Dr. Chapman. Grateful to be alive, @ #ATC2023SanDiego & surrounded by so many people who care about transplant!🙌

With both of my transplant surgeons @ATCMeeting last year. Excited to be here again! So special to be surrounded by many influential individuals in the transplant community. Honored to speak on why patient voices matter in the roadmap of innovation & policy. #ATC2023SanDiego

Happy #BlueGreenDay YOU’RE INVITED to a special live virtual screening of my transplant docuseries-Letters of Hope-hosted by @UCSFHospitals Transplant Center! Part 1: Apr 25th 5pm PT Register: tinyurl.com/lettersofhope1 Part 2: Apr 27th 12pm PT Register: tinyurl.com/lettersofhope2 💙💚

Happily accepted a 2nd proclamation! 1st @PlacerCA & now Auburn City declares April as #DonateLifeMonth Great to share at their meeting how life-saving & life-changing organ donation is. And fun to see the courthouse lit in blue & green to help raise awareness of organ donation.

Front page news! Partnered w/@PlacerCA courthouse to light up blue&green in April for #DonateLifeMonth Our partnership shows the power of our voice & the beauty that unfolds when communities support one another. Love that this is becoming an annual tradition. #BlueGreenSpiritWeek

Honored to accept Placer County’s #proclamation declaring April as #DonateLifeMonth Loved sharing my journey as a 2-time #transplantrecipient at their board meeting. Thank you @PlacerCA for helping me educate others about the importance of being an organ donor! 💙💚 #DonateLife

Proud of my mom for opening up & sharing for the 1st time on camera the guilt she’s had her whole life from passing PKD on to me. My parents, husband & I discuss the guilt we’ve felt from the parent, caregiver, & patient perspective in this video series👉 tinyurl.com/3h3fd5e6

My life has been doubled thanks to my kidney(20yrs)&liver donor (4yrs ago)As a recipient it's hard to put into words the profound impact donation has on our lives. Your song affords many outside of our community to feel the power of organ donation & we’re so grateful for you!🙏♥️

I turned 40 & the universe gifted me a #doublerainbow to help celebrate-a beautiful omen for the good to come. While my life has been challenging, it has been so beautiful. I choose to focus on the beauty & love, which lifts me, fuels my desire to fight & live life to the fullest

💫Once upon a time in Hollywood…so special to walk the red carpet & be recognized w/ the @DL_Hollywood Inspire Award for my docuseries #LettersofHope sponsored by @OneLambda Thank you DLH for this incredible honor! Watch our✨award-winning docuseries✨👉bit.ly/3Rd3cX4

Tonight #LettersofHope will become an award-winning docuseries!👏 So honored to be celebrating this achievement with the sponsor of LOH, @OneLambda & the producer Drew Bierut. Excited for tonight’s @DL_Hollywood Inspire Awards!! 🤩 #DLHInspireAwards #DonateLife #LOH #transplant