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Hi, my name is Gabrielle Davis. I was diagnosed with lupus in 2009 as a 27-year-old newlywed, and just a year and a half I was diagnosed with severe lupus nephritis. By 2016, I had to start dialysis due to kidney failure and had to be on my dialysis machine for 11 hours for nearly four years. Read more.
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Race-Based Kidney Calculations: A Barrier That Should Have Never Existed

Imagine fighting for your life on dialysis. Every moment counts as you wait for a kidney transplant. Then, you find out the healthcare system has placed yet another obstacle in...

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Real Gratitude with Chronic Illness: Navigating Thanksgiving and Beyond

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, there’s an outpouring of gratitude challenges, thankfulness posts, and heartfelt reflections. It’s the season to count blessings, big and small. But if you’re living...

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Living With A Chronic Condition? Here Are 5 Hacks You Need To Know

I represent one of the 60 percent of lupus patients who are diagnosed with lupus nephritis, a type of chronic kidney disease (CKD). I’m a black woman and at the...

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By Gabrielle Davis

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