There is really nothing I can do to fight the inevitable (FSGS is something that will destroy my kidneys) I can slow down the disease with meds and with changes to my diet.
Words and thoughts from Rachée
Kidney Disease
In 2017 I was diagnosed with FSGS (Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) and chronic renal disease. These posts are about living with kidney disease.
Monday nights are leftover night in our house. It’s a way to clean out the fridge before trash day and to ensure that we are not wasting food. Also, it’s been so dang hot in Philly that the idea of standing in front of a stove is just ridiculous. But as I was scrolling through Instagram I came across the profile…
I went into the class thinking that winter squash equaled butternut squash soup (because that one time I went to Panera) but learned that there are so many varieties and ways to experience of squash!
As part of National Minority Donor Awareness Week, National Minority Donor Awareness Day is celebrated on August 1. National Minority Donor Awareness Week was created to increase awareness of the need, especially among minorities, for more organ, eye and tissue donors. I will keep it real…before it “happened to me” in the form of my mom and aunt,…
Guess what has two thumbs, locs and kidney disease…this gal here!