by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
“Mrs. Keefer, are you ready?” I rose from my seat with a huge smile on my face and said, “Yes, I sure am!” I followed the event coordinator backstage at the ballroom in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. My heart was beating with excitement as I...
by admin | Dec 13, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
My little 5-year-old heart filled with joy as I peered out the living room window and saw my dad’s car pulling in the driveway. I barely let him get through the door, place his lunchbox on the counter and take off his work boots, before I was yelling, “Daaaaaad.” I...
by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me
Renal Business Today asked me to write an article on what it was like to be on dialysis. In my September 20th blog post, “Blink of an Eye,” I talked about my dialysis nurse, Bob Cogley, who had recently passed away and how that inspired me to write the article, “A...
by admin | Nov 29, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
This crazy ride we are on, known as life, is a bumpy one filled with highs and lows, ups and downs. The sooner we embrace the constant in our life, which is change, the easier this journey will be. Easier said than done. I had to remind myself of this last week. The...
by admin | Nov 15, 2012 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me
Before reading this post, please note that this is a sensitive topic for many. It is not meant to take any sort of political stance on the issue. However, I felt compelled to share with you how this topic has shaped my life. “I wasn’t going to tell you this, but since...
