René has kidney failure and is waiting for a kidney transplant. How is that? “When I get a missed call from an unknown number, I start to sweat a bit”

High blood pressure, diabetes, a bad lifestyle or a hereditary disorder: these are all causes of chronic kidney damage. One in ten Dutch people suffer from it. There is often nothing to see on their outside, so a judgment soon follows. But what exactly is the disease? The Friesch Dagblad spoke with a patient, a donor and a nephrologist, a doctor specialized in kidneys.