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 | 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 8, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
I stood tall as I felt the cold tape measure run down the center of my spine. Mom said, “15 inches.” This was definitely not something I would wish another Mom to have to do. I had asked my Mom if she would measure all of my scars. She started with my first major...
by admin | Oct 11, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
“Valen! Look at this!” Dr. Robert Montgomery exclaimed. My world-renowned transplant surgeon cradled the chalk-white kidney in his hands and seconds later, the mustachioed, rock ‘n’ roll music-loving doctor transformed this lifeless organ into a beating, crimson red,...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | PKD Will Not Beat Me, Positivity
As I proudly held the microphone and looked out at the crowd of Denver Walk for PKD participants, I asked, “Those of you with PKD, please step forward.” I watched the crowd separate into two sections as those affected with PKD walked away from their friends and loved...
