I had a gazillion names picked for this blog, but all were taken. I wanted something positive and upbeat. I had been toying with this name too, because I like the alliteration, but it makes for a long title. I'm sure it will be fine. It's a place to write, and that's what I was interested in.
If you saw the profile, you may have noticed the words leukemia and kidney disease in the same sentence. I've had the good fortune to be visited by both of these things, and as people will say when faced with these challenges, they do force you to change how you view the world.
I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia five years ago. I remember the day I got the word as if it happened yesterday. More on that in future posts. Four years into having the CLL monitored, my kidney function started to demand attention. We later learned that my kidneys have been going south for probably 20-30 years. The technical name is iga nephropathy, also known as Berger's disease.
Either way, it was a double whammy bonus for me.
So, with this blog I want to tell my story as we work toward the day when I get a kidney transplant. A lot has happened so far, and there's more to come, I'm sure. I hope that the one or two people who check out this blog will find something useful for their own situation. If no one reads it, well, that's okay too, because I'll have a place to vent, reflect, and generally take note of what looks to be an interesting road.
A road to recovery.
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