I hesitate often to speak/blog about how I'm doing, because it seems that just when I say all things are good , I take a little step backwards. "It" comes back - "It" is the fact that I have a life-long chronic illness that...
Topics: 365 Posts in 2008, Daily Life, Healthcare (General)

{"title":"'It' doesn't simply go away (but I wish it would)","post_url":"http:\/\/www.mykidney.com\/20081016-1","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/mykidney\/","author":"krississippi","date":"2008-10-16 18:13:45","summary":"I hesitate often to speak\/blog about how I'm doing, because it seems that just when I say all things are good , I take a little step backwards. "It" comes back - "It" is the fact that I have a life-long chronic illness that..."}

This past summer, Sam Pifer, a 21 year old adult who worked in North Carolina, came home to visit his parents in rural Pennsylvania. Three days after arriving home, he suffered a severe head injury (ironically, on June 30, my first day back to work after.
Topics: 365 Posts in 2008, Transplantation

{"title":"Family Upset Over Organ Donation","post_url":"http:\/\/www.mykidney.com\/node\/651","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/mykidney\/","author":null,"date":"2008-10-01 11:11:44","summary":"This past summer, Sam Pifer, a 21 year old adult who worked in North Carolina, came home to visit his parents in rural Pennsylvania. Three days after arriving home, he suffered a severe head injury (ironically, on June 30, my first day back to work after."}

I can hardly believe it's been 15 months since my kidney transplant. Wow, has time flown! Have you been wondering about me and about the health of my transplanted kidney? Wondering what I've been up to and what I'm planning for my...
Topics: 365 Posts in 2008, Healthcare (General), Transplantation

{"title":"I think my life is 'normal': 15 months post-transplant","post_url":"http:\/\/www.mykidney.com\/20080928-1","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/mykidney\/","author":"krississippi","date":"2008-09-28 05:01:28","summary":"I can hardly believe it's been 15 months since my kidney transplant. Wow, has time flown! Have you been wondering about me and about the health of my transplanted kidney? Wondering what I've been up to and what I'm planning for my..."}

Not often do two major parts of my life ( international adoption and kidney disease ) cross paths, but this news article out of Canada speaks to my heart (and kidney) in more than one way. read more
Topics: 365 Posts in 2008, Advocacy, Healthcare (General), Links, News / Media / Research

{"title":"Babies adopted from China may need kidney testing","post_url":"http:\/\/www.mykidney.com\/20080925-1","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/mykidney\/","author":"krississippi","date":"2008-09-24 21:07:07","summary":"Not often do two major parts of my life ( international adoption and kidney disease ) cross paths, but this news article out of Canada speaks to my heart (and kidney) in more than one way. read more "}

It's been awhile since I blogged. Life has been very busy, as I'm back to working my full time job during the week, and weekends at my other job (I occasionally take a weekend off, though). My new kidney is doing GREAT. My creatinine is rock...
Topics: 365 Posts in 2008, Transplantation

{"title":"Transplant Month 4","post_url":"http:\/\/www.mykidney.com\/node\/648","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/mykidney\/","author":null,"date":"2008-09-22 16:24:34","summary":"It's been awhile since I blogged. Life has been very busy, as I'm back to working my full time job during the week, and weekends at my other job (I occasionally take a weekend off, though). My new kidney is doing GREAT. My creatinine is rock..."}