A letter from a PKD patient to her mom
Dear Mom, Happy Birthday! You are 61! Wow! The first word that comes to mind is ‘hallelujah!’ With living cross-country from each other—from California to Pennsylvania—for seven years now, I...
Our Vows
Valen and Noah married on September 17, 2011 at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. As I sat down to write my wedding vows one evening last year, I smiled...
Health Hiccups
I treasure the good days, the healthy weeks, the smooth sailing months. However, I don’t wear blinders to the reality that there will always be hiccups in life. In my...
Does Your Doctor Increase Your PKD (Positivity, Knowledge, Determination)?
I have a history of being quite judgmental when it comes to my doctors. It’s pretty cut and dry. I like them or I don’t. My health is in their...
Memory Lane
With my 10-year kidney transplant anniversary this coming Monday, I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane. Everything we have endured in the past has...