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My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years. Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

Little Girl, Big Inspiration

Meet Ellie, a vibrant four-year-old girl who loves singing and dancing, Shopkins toys, and playing outside. She has a big personality and an infectiou...

Children and adolescents

10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before My Transplant

From “skinny fingers” to medications, kidney transplant recipient Jack Fassnacht shares the 10 things he wishes he had known before his transplants.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Kidney transplantation,

Stress management

How Do You Say Thank You?

How do you say thank you to someone you've never met, and never will? Kidney transplant recipient Alexandra Harrison is alive and well because of...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Transplant recipients

Dialysis Doesn't Tie Down Long Island Grandmother

For as far back as she can remember, Dolores Bisagni has suffered from high blood pressure. "I think I've had it forever," she says. Somehow, the cond...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure