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When my ILLNESS is like a bad EX . . .
If you decide to change your orientation to life. If you decide to change your priorities. Prepare to be TESTED. *slightly pained giggle* It’s a good thing I have a lot of support and a good sense of humor!! And … Continue reading
No LOVE for Kidney Disease . . .
I know this is going to upset some people but it has to be said . . . There is not much love for kidney disease. Cancer. Heart & Stroke. You name it . . . kidney disease seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged $10, 000, better outcomes, Big Bike, cancer, cardiac arrest, catheter, dialysis machine, fluid restriction, funding, Heart & Stroke, kidney disease, Kidney Walk, less love, life-times, medications, perception, personal, phosphorous, potassium, public display, quality of life, raise the profile, renal diet, support, technology, vascular access
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Our Precarious BALANCE . . .
Once and I while I get a reminder of the real gravity of my health situation. I have a vascular access that I use to attach myself to my dialysis machine with. This access is currently infected. I have no … Continue reading
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Tagged aggressive dialysis, antibiotics, artificial implantable organs, bacteria, bacterial culture swab, bones, calcium, cardiac arrest, cardiac problems, chills, Chronic Kidney Disease, complications, congestive heart failure, death sentence, dialysis, dialysis clinic, dialysis machine, dialysis patients, emergency department, fever, health situation, health tight-rope, heart, Home Hemodialysis, hungry bones syndrome, infection, kidney transplant, misconception, modalities of dialysis, nurse, parathyroidectomy, peritonitis, pharmacy, renal diet, sepsis, short-term solution, stem cells, strict diet, vascular access, wearable dialysis system
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