by admin | Apr 28, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
Hope re-energizes us, gives us something to look forward to, something to cling onto, something to believe in. When living with a chronic issue, there can be days when we feel there is no end in sight, no light at the end of the tunnel. Reminds me of the day I stood...
by admin | Apr 23, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
People fascinate me. We all have unique characteristics and bodies that make us look completely different from one another. Yet, we still yearn to look and be like others. I am intrigued by the careers people have and what inspires them to dedicate their lives to that...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
As time passed, the pain intensified in my lower back. I winced with pain at every imperfection in the road’s pavement. I was a teenager and my family and I were headed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a family vacation. It was a nine-hour drive from Pennsylvania...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
I didn’t have time to prepare and worry about my kidney transplant. Things happened quickly and my focus was surviving each individual day. My cysts would not stop bleeding and my football-sized kidneys had to be removed. I was too sick to be placed on the transplant...
by admin | Apr 1, 2015 | PKD Will Not Beat Me
We just finished Kidney Month, and today marks the beginning of Donate Life Month. For people with PKD, transplantation is never far from our thoughts, so I’m focusing today’s blog on this topic. When I was in need of a living kidney donor to lift me off death’s...
