by admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Knowledge, PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
“By a show of hands, how many people know what PKD (polycystic kidney disease) is?” This is how I begin most of my speeches. I have asked that question at over 80 events. I continue to be amazed as I scan the room and so few hands are raised. This shows me how vital...
by admin | Feb 28, 2013 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
I put my pillow on the back of the chair and slowly sat down. Last Friday, I went to my first physical therapy appointment for treatment of a herniated disk in my lower back. (See blog post titled “Lifestyle Changes” posted on February 7th to learn how this began.) I...
by admin | Feb 21, 2013 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me
As a little girl, I never dreamed of my fairy tale wedding, my ideal home with a white picket fence and beautiful children running happily around our perfectly manicured lawn. Was it because of my health struggles as I child that I knew I wouldn’t follow the...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 14, 2013 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
The meaning of love evolves over our lifetime. This four-letter word seemed quite simple as a child and always within reach. I loved many things as a little girl; playing with my West Highland Terrier, “teaching” my stuffed animals, catching fireflies, and...
by admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Determination, PKD Will Not Beat Me
My left hand rested on my lower back while my right hand leaned on the couch attempting to hold myself from falling to the ground in excruciating pain. It was the kind of PKD pain I had prior to my bilateral nephrectomy. I managed to get myself in a seated position on...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
February 5th at 3:22am will mark three decades that these inquisitive big, brown eyes have explored the world. Time and distance are hard to grasp, but 30 years sure does seem like a long time. I think back to when I was 18-years-old. I can picture that young,...
