A great protein source that can be ready for you when you get home from dialysis. After dialysis most patients say they are fatigued with little energy to fix a meal.However, this is the most important time to replenish your body. Therefore, it isimportant to have a nourishing, balanced snack or meal ready when youContinue reading “Egg Muffin the healthy way”
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Kidney Coaches and what they did for me.
Kidney Coach: One that educates, motivates, and inspires those that have kidney diesis. They share there experiences and lessons that they have learned along the way, so patients can not only live but to thrive another day. Anthony e reed In today world there are many coaches. We have sports coaches, business coaches, food coaches,Continue reading “Kidney Coaches and what they did for me.”
What I do may today may affect generations to come.
It was not long after I started that my family and I were having a difficult time with the new changes in our lives. You see not only did kidney disease effected me but it effected my family, friends, co-workers, and even those that I was around on a day to day basis. My momContinue reading “What I do may today may affect generations to come.”
Alex’s Story
Hey folks, My name is Alex Berrios. I was diagnosed with Kidney disease at the age of 26. I am a one-time kidney transplant recipient. It lasted for 13 years. When first diagnosed I did in-center hemodialysis for about 18 months. I crashed into the disease and had no idea what to expect. It was aContinue reading “Alex’s Story”
The view from the dialysis chair.
So what is it like to be a dialysis patient? There were many experiences that I had and I will share some of these with you in future but in this blog post I want to share with you what it was like to be in the chair. Last week I talked about learning theContinue reading “The view from the dialysis chair.”
Sea Shell Treasures
Sometimes your voyage may take you out of the mountains and into the “low country”. There is beauty in both. One of my favorite things to do is walk on the beach and look for seashells. I could do this for hours! One summer while walking on the beach, I started thinking about how ourContinue reading “Sea Shell Treasures”
In Center-Hemodialysis
As I awoke that Monday morning, it hit me it was time to get ready to go to the dialysis center to have my treatment. Now when I left the hospital there was much information given but very little of it retained. There was too much information given at one time and with all thatContinue reading “In Center-Hemodialysis”
Time to Travel
After a few days of being in the hospital with the dialysis treatments going well, it was time to be discharged. I would next go to an in-center hemodialysis clinic on an outpatient basis. I would imagine that most people after being in the hospital are excited to go home. This surely was the caseContinue reading “Time to Travel”
A friend in time of need.
When I first found out that I had end stage renal disease, and knew that I was going to have to go on dialysis, I started to let my friends know. During my time in the hospital, many of my friends would text or call to see how I was doing. But there is oneContinue reading “A friend in time of need.”
The First Treatment
Once at the hospital things went fast. I was admitted to the ER once again so they could get my chest catheter in and start me as an acute patient. When the nephrologist began to go over things with me, there was so much information given that I was overloaded and couldn’t take it allContinue reading “The First Treatment”
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