From sweet tea to fluid restrictions… Allow me to introduce myself…I was raised in rural southeastern North Carolina, where we say “ya’ll”, drink sweet tea daily and make biscuits from scratch. In my family, making good food is a way of showing love for one another. My mom was a caterer, so I literally Continue reading “Trail Food”
Author Archives: Kidney Trails Editing Team
The Visit
A few days after visiting the ER, my Mother and I were heading to the nephrologist’s office to receive what we hoped would be a better diagnoses. As we were outside walking toward the doctors office, I could not make it to the office I found myself so out of breath to the point thatContinue reading “The Visit”
A Kind Word
Do you realize that your words can help or hinder someone? After my diagnosis I made a choice not to start dialysis that day, but I asked if I could see a nephrologist. (A medical doctor who specializes in kidney care.) One was not currently available, so an appointment was made for that Wednesday .Continue reading “A Kind Word”
How to be prepared for the unknown
Once I was diagnosed with Kidney Failure, there were so many questions going through my mind. I had thoughts like what is kidney disease? The doctor mentioned that my GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) was 3. What does that even mean? Will I be able to keep the job that I currently have? What is dialysis?Continue reading “How to be prepared for the unknown”
A lesson from the trail.
What was the cause of my kidney failure? Lets take a step back in time. In 2008 at the young age of 18 I had a stroke. I had woken up in the middle of the night and felt very strange. My right side was not working quite right and I could not move myContinue reading “A lesson from the trail.”
Traveling Into the Unknown
As I think back to the day when I was first diagnosed, I can distinctly remember what it felt like. It was as though I was walking on a smooth path and all of a sudden I came to this trail that was dark and overgrown. When the ER doctor said those fateful words, ”Continue reading “Traveling Into the Unknown”
Notes from the Kidney Trail.
The Journey may be unexpected but if you are prepared to travel you can make it to the top. In spring of 2013 I was diagnosed with stage 5 Kidney failure and that I would need to start dialysis very quickly or my future that I had seen for myself would be cut short. InContinue reading “Notes from the Kidney Trail.”
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