18th Annual Essay Contest Winners - Renal Support Network

Picture it: Auburn, Alabama 2018, in a veterinary student’s mobile home. Five vet students, laptops open, piles of books and notes on the floor...

The idiom "as happy as a clam" seems a bit strange to me since a mollusk would not be perceived as having any emotions....

“No, you can’t be serious,“ I uttered, as my doctor informed me of the news. I was officially diagnosed with renal failure. I always had...

I was a southern boy growing up in North Carolina, so food is just a part of my heritage. Every Sunday after church all...

I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) 38 years ago when I was 18. Back then the extent of the instructions regarding my...

It was once said you can lie to everyone but yourself. Well, I am a living witness to the fact that this statement, in...

From my hospital bed, I perused the list of foods I couldn't eat on a kidney diet. And the first food that immediately stood...

I felt excited because Thanksgiving 2007 was almost here. I was, however, also concerned. I had found out in September that I had end...

To me, the ugliest word in the dialysis dictionary is phosphorous. I've lived for over 40 years as one who picked up not one,...

Before being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, I was just a man in love. I was eagerly waiting to be married to a woman I...

“I’m going to need you to fly to the moon for me.” Did I hear that correctly? Did my nephrologist really just order me to...

We would all like to see the sun shine every day, but on some days we see storm clouds. I always think if you...

Dear Mom, Just wanted to catch you up on some happenings. I know it's been awhile. Even though things are ridiculously busy these days, I...

My road to a happy food experience on the renal diet has been bumpy, rife with potholes. For most of my life, I lived...

Imagine a giant bowl of hot, crispy French fries freshly sprinkled with salt and maybe even a little bit of melted cheese and bacon...

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