Caregiver

"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...

Before my mother left us, I was her caregiver for a few years. She had developed several illnesses over her 88 years on this earth. I used to take care...

I have had a chronic illness since the age of 5. I had a few people helping me on this journey, but I never knew these people had a name. ...

Kidney transplant is a life-saving treatment for people with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) or kidney failure. And care partners are essential members of the transplant team.1-3 If you have...

When my baby boy, who was 40 at the time, told me he was in chronic kidney failure, I didn’t know how to handle it. He had a wife and...

I have been a caregiver for several years now. I would not have thought that years ago that I would be in the place I am now. My father was...

My son was 40 at the time told me he had chronic kidney disease. The first thing I said was, "Are you sure? You don’t look sick." Yeah, we will...

I am the caregiver for my father who has chronic kidney disease. He is now 88 years old. When I first heard those words, I automatically went into panic mode...

Millions of people are caring for loved ones who are sick or disabled. In fact, 1 in 4 US adults report providing care or assistance to someone with a long-term...