Diane Talbert

I tell you when it rains, it pours. I have had several other chronic illnesses that I have had for years. On a visit to the kidney doctor, he was...

In the past 12 months, I have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis. I wasn’t really worried too much about the osteoporosis diagnosis. I’m not prone to falling...

I never expected to go through the journey of managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). This is accompanied by several unexpected medical difficulties and financial concerns. For me, it is crucial...

I am learning that food is an important medium in my life. But the food we eat is helping us get healthy or negatively affecting our life. This disease stops...

To be honest, I wasn’t a person that liked to exercise. I just got into it in the past 3 or so years. I do it now because it benefits...

Back in the day, they said that chronic kidney disease was found in older age people who just have old kidneys. As for me, I’m a chronic kidney patient myself...

Funny, but not funny. I have been on medications for different chronic health conditions since 1963, which has changed a lot of things in my body. Lately, I haven’t been...

If you knew me, you would have quickly realized my passion for adventure and seeking new things. Even at age 65, I live my life to the fullest. I loved traveling...

My doctor just diagnosed me with stage 3A chronic kidney disease (CKD). I haven’t had the strength to look that up yet, but decided that I could look for alternative...

My husband and I are in denial that I have CKD. We haven’t acknowledged it at all or that something has taken place. I am acting as though I don’t actually have...

One thing that really surprised me about chronic kidney disease, or CKD, is that it is sometimes called a "silent disease." What does that even mean to us? Basically, it...