by Barbara Holbert | Sep 26, 2017 | Be Well, Beyond CKD
I’ve just heard of another friend of a friend diagnosed with stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease, or CKD. CKD is extremely hard to detect, even if your paying attention, but there are two kidney tests that can help you determine their health. The thing about kidney disease...
by Barbara Holbert | Aug 8, 2017 | Make Lemonade
Last winter I was ill with back-to-back “normal people sick.” This was on top of my transplant recovery and side effects from immunosuppressant meds. How did I score on the gratitude scale? Not so good. I decided to blame God and that didn’t work out very well....
by Barbara Holbert | Jun 9, 2017 | Beyond CKD
If you’re in the later stages of Chronic Kidney Disease, you and your doctor will determine if you’re a good candidate for a kidney transplant. This means you’re going to need a donor. I was advised to get on the deceased waiting list even before my initial...
by Barbara Holbert | Apr 1, 2017 | Beyond CKD
My kidneys can no longer clean the toxins from my blood. I now rely on a machine to do the work my kidneys no longer can. Thanks to research that began around the time of World War II, there is a treatment called Dialysis. It has saved my life, and the lives of...
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...
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