“Wind Beneath My Wings”
“Did you ever know that you’re my hero, and everything I would like to be?”… -from song recorded by Bette Midler The first memory I have of my mom is...
A Face to Kidney Disease
When you think of PKD, what do you picture in your mind? Is it the image with a normal-sized kidney in comparison to the football-sized PKD kidney polluted with cysts?...
Up for a PKD Challenge?
“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...
Struck a Chord
I opened my eyes with cautious optimism in hopes that my headache would have disappeared. I slowly walked to the bathroom, lifted my shirt and inspected my lower back. The...
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Last Saturday I was sitting in the recliner in my parents’ living room in a daze of illness as mom got off the phone with 911. I heard mom say,...