Coping With Miss CKDWho is Miss CKD? What is CKD? What do you mean coping with miss CKD? Let's begin with chronic kidney disease, or CKD. A world of potassium, calcium, doctors, medication... By Holly Wakelin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dealing With Chronic Kidney Disease and RelationshipsHow ya’ll doing? Recently, I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD). I really didn’t know I would have to handle many important problems and changes in my life that... By Alvin Talbert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Paid Opportunity | CKD + T2D Social Media PartnershipWe're looking to co-create content alongside patient leaders living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) that will appear on Facebook and Instagram. The goal? Help members... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Has Lupus Impacted Living With CKD?I never thought I would experience a disease that can bring you through so much. I was diagnosed with lupus at the age of seventeen and my mother had it... By Jokiva Bellard2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Symptoms To Look Out For With CKDI know that I can pick myself up time and time again after bouts of illness, with a smile on my face, a positive attitude, and the determination to keep... By Diane Talbert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Honoring Chronic Disease DayJuly 10 is Chronic Disease Day, when we bring awareness to chronic illnesses. Chronic Disease Day highlights the experiences of those living with a chronic disease. It also sheds light... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Balancing Work, Family, and Other Responsibilities With Chronic Kidney DiseaseAs someone living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), I know firsthand how challenging it can be to balance work, family, and other responsibilities while managing my health. When I was... By Alvin Talbert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Friend or Foe? Navigating Relationships With Chronic Kidney Disease (Part 1)Chronic kidney disease entered my life in my sophomore year of high school and I had never felt so isolated. I found myself not having the energy for the things I... By Danyea Bailey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Diagnosis Process – What Was That Experience Like?I want to share how I found out about my chronic kidney disease. I thought I was the picture of health. Today, I want to talk about the diagnosis process of... By Alvin Talbert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Will Happen If I Experience Kidney Failure?When you get a diabetes diagnosis, the most primary thing we all need to be careful about is our heart and kidney health. This is what my doctor tells me... By Diane Talbert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Kidney Transplant Biopsy and The Risk I Didn’t See ComingContent note: This article contains a photo of Sabad's catheter bag in which you can see blood in her urine. On Wednesday, April 19 2023, I had a kidney transplant... By Sabad Khaire2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Self Grieving and Why It's Essential to HealIf you ask anyone, they will tell you that I have always been high spirited. In fact, I was voted most spirited on my volleyball team in high school. I... By Danyea Bailey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What Happened When I Was Told I Have CKDIn October 2022, I had an appointment with a new doctor, a nephrologist. I was referred by my endocrinologist. I had been there ten years before when I visited with... By Lawrence Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Importance Of Advocating For Yourself At The Doctor's OfficeIt is very important to advocate for yourself. Why? Because if you do not, then who will? There are plenty of doctors that will not understand your condition. There are... By Jokiva Bellard2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Connection Between Kidney Disease and Omega 3 Fatty Acids in SeafoodHaving kidney disease at any age is traumatic. I haven’t been diagnosed with CKD, but I do have to see a nephrologist. My numbers have a mind of their own. Being... By Diane Talbert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Build Up To Transplant and SurgeryDuring my time at university, it was confirmed at my a hospital appointment that my kidney function was too low and my creatinine level too high, so I would need a... By Khiry Rowe-Hopkins3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Growing Up With CKDI was born with one left kidney that has chronic kidney disease. So, honestly, I've never known any different from the life that I currently live. For me, I found... By Holly Wakelin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With A Chronic Condition? Here Are 5 Hacks You Need To KnowI 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... By Gabrielle Davis3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Lupus Diagnosis: The Beginning of My Health Journey2009 was the year where my life changed forever. I had just celebrated my 18th birthday and had a big party with all of my family and friends. Life was... By Khiry Rowe-Hopkins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Healing From My Second Kidney FailureThis time I had to figure out what caused this kidney failure. Was I not eating or dieting correctly? Because this kidney failure led me into having a blood clot... By Jokiva Bellard2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments