It’s Episode 15 of The Nephron Segment! We sit down with David Rush: rapper, singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, kidney patient, kidney advocate, and 2022 recipient of the American Society of Nephrology President's Medal. He shares his inspiring journey with kidney disease, which began in 10th grade right before football season - and journey through which he has been able to complete a 52 city tour with Pitbull. If you don't already know, you'll learn what a battle rap is, what a home hemodialysis machine sounds like while it's warming up, and where the name Rush comes from. Check out is debut single "Shooting Star" (from 2008) here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8QKXpfPbKw)Nephrons: Matthew Sparks (http://twitter.com/nephro_sparks), Samira Farouk (http://twitter.com/ssfarouk)Guests: David Rush 1:11: David Rush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rush_(rapper))3:39: Alonzo Mourning (https://www.kidneyfund.org/article/basketball-hall-famer-alonzo-mourning-shares-his-kidney-disease-journey-and-encourages-others-become#:~:text=After%20the%20Olympics%2C%20I%20had,mediated%20kidney%20disease%20(AMKD).)4:16: Sock it to Kidney Disease (https://www.nephrohub.org/about/news/2024-sock-it-to-kidney-disease-wkd.html)9:38: Kidney Care Options (https://www.usrenalcare.com/kidney-treatment-options/)10:37: Battle Rap (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_rap)11:42: Shady Records (https://www.shadyrecords.com)12:33: Nems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Nems)14:22: 2009 Tour Poster (https://www.ebay.com/itm/144258630874)25:10: American Kidney Fund 2023 Summit (https://www.kidneyfund.org/article/american-kidney-fund-home-dialyzors-united-partner-host-second-annual-dialysis-home-summit)29:12: American Society of Nephrology President's Medal (https://www.asn-online.org/about/awards/award.aspx?awh_key=2c9f073c-c0ab-4900-bad0-fa3a70788ccc)32:46: David Rush on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3mN75S?si=e1ae19d181664ef9)