Caregiver

If you're living with kidney disease like me and going through end stage renal failure, you'll know how important of a role a caregiver can be in your life. In...

First off, my father is 90 years old and has plenty of health issues. I was thinking the other day about how you navigate love and challenges. Caring for a loved...

My husband was just diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease. He doesn’t show emotions, but I told him that we really need to talk about this. After being with someone...

Parenting a child with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can present many challenges and difficulties. But how about your adult parent who has turned into your child? As a daughter of...

My husband’s health and well-being are my top priorities as a devoted wife of almost 27 years. We took vows that said in sickness and in health. I live by...

It surprises me how people do not realize that just because you are getting treated with chemotherapy does not mean you have cancer. Chemotherapy is actually used to treat some...

Today, I want to share a personal story with you about my husband’s journey with chronic kidney disease (CKD); about how his dietary patterns may have played a significant role...

I have been a caregiver for years. But when I got my kidney scare, along with a few other things, I was not happy. My first question was who is...

How many times have we heard that one? I am a gun-ho, high-spirited, life-of-the-party type of person. Yes, I might be having a bad day, but you won’t know it. I'm...

My son has known his wife since middle school. They have been married for 18 years and have 3 beautiful children. They stood in front of their family and friends...

"Grandma, I want to give Daddy a kidney." These were the words my 17-year-old grandchild muttered to me. She knew she had to wait until she was 18, but I...

Caregiving is such an important task. But what’s more important is how to go easy on your own self while being there for the people you love. Sometimes it is...

I was talking to my son the other day and he said that there are days that he doesn’t even know who he is. The sad truth is that most...

When I see my son, the first words out of my mouth are, “how are you doing?” His response is always "I’m doing okay, just a little tired." He is...

As a caregiver, I’m always afraid that I will get something wrong or make a wrong decision. My father’s GFR is 35. He will be 90 years old in a...

This is for the people who comfort, listen, and love every single day of their lives. I’ve lost count of how many meals I have prepared, grocery shopping trips, hospital...

I am a mother to my youngest son who was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at age forty. He is forty-five now with a wife and three beautiful kids. I...

I remember these words as if they were just said yesterday. Mommy, my kidneys are failing. Once our kidneys are out of complete functioning, the real challenge starts. The fight in...

If you are a mom of a child living with CKD, the emotional weight feels like we have it too. Oh, by the way, he is 44, but still my...

So, I will be telling you today, how my sister as my caregiver helped me with all the appointments and the procedural things I went through while getting my CKD...