Ambassadors

Alonzo Mourning, a seven-time NBA All-Star,is widely applauded for his comeback to the hardwood following his kidney transplant due to FSGS in 2003. Currently the Vice President of Player Programs and Development with the Miami Heat and a role model for those who share his illness, Mourning won his first NBA title playing for the Heat in 2006. 

Ed Hearn was a member of the 1986 World Champion NY Mets. After being traded to the Kansas City Royals, he sustained a career-ending shoulder injury. He soon discovered he had FSGS, which has forced him to undergo three kidney transplants. Hearn is the author of Conquering Life’s Curves and has served NephCure as an Ambassador by testifying before Congress and the Appropriations