Renal Support Network

After reading about the theme of this year’s essay contest, I started thinking about all of the wonderful acts of kindness that have been...

Hello. I don’t usually say anything, but I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself. I’m flexible, soft, and blue. I live...

A fist bump. Defined by Merriam Webster as “a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration).” Fitting the definition...

It’s called the doorknob question. You know, the doctor finishes examining a patient, stands up to end the visit, and, hand on the doorknob,...

I sat with my parents in the waiting room, perspiring from anxiety. This transplant team would decide my future. Would they accept me? I...

Something quite magical happens when I eat a slice of cake. Once a bite of cake hits my mouth, all of this sudden my...

It’s been said that “doctors diagnose, but nurses cure.” In dealing with chronic kidney disease (CKD), I’ve found this to be true, especially in...

In the 12 years that I’ve been dealing with chronic renal failure, I’ve come to know many health care professionals. One in particular stands...

I mindlessly flipped through the well-worn magazines in the waiting room until the nurse finally called my name. I followed her down the hallway...