Can dialysis stop you from living? I believe this can only be determined by the person that is on dialysis. But this can also be asked of anyone that may face a life changing situation. Why many may have their own answer to this question, I want to share with you the reader a story,Continue reading “Can Dialysis Stop You From Living?”
Author Archives: Kidney Trails Editing Team
Put a Halt to the Salt
Salt or Sodium is in almost every food that we eat every day, from bacon to ketchup. When you think about it, the salt shaker on the table is not the enemy. Daily high salt intake is one of the reasons that some individuals suffer from high blood pressure. Processed and canned foods are theContinue reading “Put a Halt to the Salt”
What Dialysis Taught Me About Change
Change is a part of life, many do not like change or will accept change because it takes them out of their comfort zone. Even though many do not like change, everyone goes through some form of it. There are a few types of changes that I want to write about. Expected Change– Expected ChangeContinue reading “What Dialysis Taught Me About Change”
3 Way’s to Break up Stress and Anxiety
As soon as you get up, do you feel anxious, overwhelmed, stressed out? Do you feel your heart racing? Is that your normal? Is that how you feel when you first get up? And I’m not even talking about in the morning because not everybody wakes up in the morning. We have some late morningContinue reading “3 Way’s to Break up Stress and Anxiety”
Fluid Control for Dialysis Patients.
2021 has been one of the hottest years on record. Hemodialysis patients tend to come to treatments with fluid overload just to combat the hot weather conditions. Fluid Control is covered in the initial nutritional assessment of new hemodialysis patients. A hemodialysis patient who can still produce a small amount of urine cannot haveContinue reading “Fluid Control for Dialysis Patients.”
What If or Why Not. Advocating for Kidney Transplant.
I want to start off this next post with a question. Do you find it hard asking for help? When I first asked this question to myself. I thought about it for a while and started to look over my experience as a dialysis patient. It is in this experience I found my answer andContinue reading “What If or Why Not. Advocating for Kidney Transplant.”
Beyond Patient Care.
When it comes to giving great patient care what does it mean? This is a good question and one that I am sure that those that are part of your care team strive to give each and every day. There are many examples of great patient care examples in my treasure box of memories. ButContinue reading “Beyond Patient Care.”
But She Finds Purpose in the Pain.
It was a cold Christmas evening in 2003. My family had just finished eating our second round of Christmas dinner, and I noticed that my stepfather was sitting on the couch and not looking too good. He had been cooking for two days in order to get all the food ready for Christmas day. IContinue reading “But She Finds Purpose in the Pain.”
Am I there yet?
I would like for you to think with me, do you remember taking a family vacation or trip and within about 15-20 minutes of the trip you would ask are we there yet and your parents answer would come back not, yet we just started and every, so often you would ask the same questionContinue reading “Am I there yet?”
Tuna sub of consequences
After the last story, I wrote Good times in Dialysis Part 2. I wanted to write about another experience that I had in dialysis. Not only will I share this story, but also the lesson that goes with it. Life has so many lessons for us to learn, and sometimes they come from some ofContinue reading “Tuna sub of consequences”
