Self-Confidence and the Teenage Dialysis Patient
My mother always said, “You make your own happiness.†That phrase wasn’t something I would truly come to understand until years after.I was a scared teenager, barely 15-years-old, finding out I...
View Article'Normal' means NORMAL!? Really?
It started with the "normal" diet thing:So, what you mean, Mr. Doctor, when you say I can "eat normally" is that I can eat what, exactly? Exactly how does someone who has been on one renal diet (first...
View ArticleLife given, life taken
It saddens me to read the headlines and watch the news reports about the four Chicago-area transplant recipients who have contracted HIV from their deceased transplant donor. The very thought of what...
View ArticleBut You Don't Look Sick?
During the time when I was still in kidney failure and on dialysis, I came across the website But You Don't Look Sick? that pretty much sums up my own feelings about "being sick" and the way others...
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My Six-Word Memoir
The Six-Word Memoirs website is going viral. And, really, why shouldn't it? It seems like an amazing idea to put one's own life-summary into six little words.Here's mine:Life is challenging. Love to...
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On Earth Day, Recycle your Life!
Happy Earth Day, everyone! What will you be doing today, this month, every day, or all the time, to celebrate?Our family is honoring Earth Day in several ways: My son is participating in National Turn...
View ArticleALERT: Fluoride and Kidney Patients
Kidney Foundation Admits: Kidney Patients Should be Notified of Potential Risk from Fluorides and Fluoridated Drinking Water.... LINK ...Ellijay, GA: June 3, 2008 – A new position paper from the...
View ArticleHemodialysis and Insomnia
Hemodialysis patients plagued by insomniaAdjustments in hemodialysis, avoiding daytime naps may improve sleep. 08/06/2008 - Article SourceNEW YORK--Patients with kidney disease treated with...
View ArticleBabies adopted from China may need kidney testing
Not often do two major parts of my life (international adoption and kidney disease) cross paths, but this news article out of Canada speaks to my heart (and kidney) in more than one...
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My Kidney in 2010
It continues to surprise and humble me that MyKidney.com has continued to do well long after my departure from the site and sparse non-existent presence for nearly two years. To this day, I regularly...
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