by Barbara Holbert | Feb 8, 2017 | Be Well, Beyond CKD
New home in suburbs. Check. Kid in good school. Check. Pilates business taking off. Check. Kidneys decide to go on strike. Check. …Wait a minute. That is NOT the plan! I am a doer. Maybe that’s because I’m a Midwesterner and I have a reputation to uphold. When I’m not...
by Barbara Holbert | Feb 8, 2017 | Make Lemonade
We had not been on a real, non-working vacation since forever. We had to take our fourteen year-old son somewhere, anywhere, before it was too late. I wanted him to share the experience I had as a child of climbing in an over packed car and driving for days....
by Barbara Holbert | Feb 8, 2017 | Make Lemonade
There is no better time to tap into your gratitude than when you’re sitting in the dialysis chair. When I first started dialysis, I noticed that there were two distinct groups of people: grumpy people and sparkly people. The grumpy people were always complaining....
by Barbara Holbert | Feb 8, 2017 | Be Well
Never in a million years did I think I would have to deal with thinning hair. Everyone in my family is blessed with an inordinate amount of healthy thick hair, so imagine my surprise when I started seeing my hair everywhere except for on my head. People lose hair...
by Barbara Holbert | Feb 8, 2017 | Be Well
I have baked and broiled my skin to attain that golden summer shimmer, but never quite succeeding. I have seen the toll my skin has taken through the years. That, and a few melanoma scares have sent me scrambling for the sunscreen. Now, two of the medications...
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