Navigating Life after a Kidney Transplant
Real-life experiences from the diagnosis of kidney failure through the transplant journey. These posts explore the emotional, medical, and practical realities patients face before receiving a kidney transplant.
My first conscious thought was for my family. I needed someone to tell my father I was okay, and my heart immediately reached out to my brother. I felt surrounded by a medical team, and I remember one of them smiling at something I said, though the memory is hazy. I slowly drifted out of … Read more
Introduction (The Shock) This is my kidney transplant journey—from the shock of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) diagnosis through dialysis to receiving my brother’s gift of life. Life can stop. Really. Mine stopped in a doctor’s office in May 2023. I was on a break from work, just enjoying time with my family. My two-year-old son … Read more