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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...

Neuropathy is a condition that causes damage to the nerves. Nerves are found throughout the body. They are responsible for sending chemical signals between the brain, spinal cord, and the...

Since being diagnosed with CKD, I've been in stage 5 and have gotten both dialysis and kidney transplant. Being on dialysis and having a transplant twice, I've noticed my body...

People with type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. Having both type 2 diabetes and CKD can multiply their risk...

Believe me when I say I know how it feels when you hear that you are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. I have been through it all and today I...

Back in the day, they said that chronic kidney disease was found in older age people who just have old kidneys. As for me, I’m a chronic kidney patient myself...

Funny, but not funny. I have been on medications for different chronic health conditions since 1963, which has changed a lot of things in my body. Lately, I haven’t been...

I know being born with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and going through all stages while growing up how difficult it can be to know what to eat. When I was...

If you knew me, you would have quickly realized my passion for adventure and seeking new things. Even at age 65, I live my life to the fullest. I loved traveling...

October 24, 2019 was my 30th birthday. Two months prior, I started my journey with peritoneal dialysis. It was a very emotional transition and time in my life. I was...

Have you ever experienced your life blossoming and then suddenly coming to a halt from something out of your control? Have you ever had to put all of your aspirations...

I was first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at 16, and instead of going to a children's hospital, I was referred to an adult hospital. This is because in the...

My doctor just diagnosed me with stage 3A chronic kidney disease (CKD). I haven’t had the strength to look that up yet, but decided that I could look for alternative...