Spikey & Friends

Welcome to the world of Spikey, a red blood cell with a bad case of pyruvate kinase deficiency. Spikey and friends have become ambassadors for PKD and want to bring education and fun into the lives of children, parents and families effected by PKD.

Meet Spikey below!

Five plush crocheted toys resembling various food items with smiling faces and black button eyes, set on a striped bedspread against a floral patterned wall.
Red knitted plush toy with a smiley face, black eyes, and small ears, sitting on a fabric surface with striped pattern, against a blurred blue-grey background.

Spikey

Spikey, Buddy, Ruby and Whitney are all available with your generous donation to help us build age-appropriate teaching tools for the PKD Community.

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A small, red, crocheted stuffed toy with black button eyes and a smiling face, placed on a striped fabric surface.

Ruby

Spikey & Friends Plushies

A crocheted red teardrop-shaped plush toy with black eyes, a smiling mouth, and a pointed tip on top, placed on a striped surface.

Buddy

Cute crocheted plush toy resembling a white cotton ball with a smiling face, big black eyes, and a small mouth, set on a striped fabric surface against a blurred blue background.

Whitney