Living

It has been a few years since my diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This journey has had many ups and downs. I’ve had to face many challenges both emotionally...

I still remember when I was first diagnosed with CKD. It still gives me shivers. Living with CKD is scary because you never know what’s going to happen next. You...

Living with chronic kidney disease has taught me many things, especially when it comes to visiting my doctors. Today, I will share tips and tricks with you on how to...

I have talked to plenty of people who work full and part-time jobs with chronic kidney disease. Having this illness doesn’t stop you from going to school, caring for your...

Living with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, has shaped much of my life, though it wasn’t something I understood right away. When I was diagnosed in 2011 at the age...

A constituent of mine found out from her health records showed she had started the beginning stages of chronic kidney disease seven years ago. This was found out by mistake...

After I was diagnosed with CKD in 2009, I was told that I should consider sperm banking for the future if I wanted to have children. I was told this...

Support plays a key part into your emotions and mental health when dealing with CKD. My mother is a new CKD patient but she also has lupus and it messes...

The most crucial first message we need to give to each other with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is hope. Do you know why? Because those of us who have been...

Managing a workplace with CKD is quite a journey. Today I am going to share some tips for you all so that your journey with this illness becomes easy and...

If the world did not have caregivers then who would take care of the ones no one wants to take care of? If the caregivers and the nurses were not...

If you are dating someone who is living with chronic kidney disease, there are a few things that can impact your relationship, but it’s important to know that CKD is...

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...

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...

When I started my dialysis journey, I was what my medical team called “the perfect candidate” for peritoneal dialysis. My overall experience with peritoneal dialysis was pleasant until I had...

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...

They say with age comes bad memory, hair loss, fatigue, and more bad memory. I’m sure this list is more extensive than that, but at about age 16, I realized...