Six years ago, my life completely changed when my kidneys failed. For over two years, I was on dialysis three times a week – hooked up to a machine, waiting and running on empty. Then, on Sept. 23, 2023, a phone call changed everything. A kidney was available. Someone I will never meet had made the choice to be an organ donor, and that single act of generosity gave me my life … [Read more...]
The Quiet Hero Behind The Miracle
February 20 was National Caregivers Day. I almost missed it. Two years and four months ago, I received a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. Before that, I spent two years on dialysis – three times a week, three to four hours each session. Life became about treatments, lab numbers and waiting. Waiting for a phone call. Waiting to feel better. Waiting to feel like … [Read more...]