My daughter asked me an interesting question the other day. “Is your glass half full or half empty mum?”. I thought about this and started reflecting on my life. Do I think that I’ve been dealt some unlucky cards? Well yes if I consider that not long after I separated from my daughter’s father[…]
With many thanks to Kate McNulty for allowing us to share this video. Shared Decision Making (SDM) is a useful resource to identify your options when you’re approaching the point where you need to decide which type of dialysis is most suitable for you. It will also help you talk in greater detail to your[…]
Hi everyone. I have been thrown into this blogging world purely by chance. Which brings me to how I pretty much ended up being thrown into the renal world. Seven years ago I had a good job, I was a Nurse Practitioner, I had a young daughter and a partner. However my life was[…]
I’ve been watching a lot of comments in our Facebook group of how “I Crash Landed into CKD”. Well my journey was more of a gentle slide from birth but hitting a large amount of bumps and rocks along the way turning me into the fine figure of a man I am today. Isn’t that[…]
Unwittingly thrust into the renal world with CKD back in the 1950’s, I never really had any control in the treatment options until I was informed that my kidney function had reached a point where dialysis had to be considered for my future treatment. Fortunately with the proactive support of my CKD team I was[…]