She is donned in a Maasai regalia complete with those dazzling beads worn on the forehead, Her dreadlocked hair completes […]
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I have severally talked about mental health and self-care. I am on the forefront asking my patients and readers to take care of
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All foods are acceptable, Miriam surmises, eating them all at once is not. My mother has dealt with Type
Your Relationship with Food Read More »
A nurse knows that what is not written is not done. So should you.
Keeping Diabetes in Check Read More »
Bacteria in urine is what gives rise to urinary tract infections commonly abbreviated as UTIs. We will call them urine infections for the sake of this conversation.
Urinary Tract Infections and the Kidneys Read More »
The skin is the first organ the world sees in us. This is why the beauty and cosmetic industry has thrived for long and will only get better with time. How our skin feels and appear to ourselves influences our self-esteem. It follows then that skin issues whether or not related to kidney disease will easily affect a person’s mental wellbeing.
The Skin and kidney disease Read More »
The heart was there minding its own business, painting its nails red and watching the polish dry and then the kidneys, through no fault of the heart, gave us a broken heart.
The Heart and kidney disease Read More »
It was not until August of 2020 that I tested negative for Covid-19. I kept doing Covid-19 tests every chance I could get since my symptoms seemed to disappear after 10 days in the month of May. Every time I would get a positive Covid-19 result and my heart would sink more. It meant more social isolation at work.
A PERSONAL COVIDVERSSARY Read More »
When I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and end stage kidney disease, I believed she would leave me. I wanted her to leave. I felt inadequate as a man. Here was my girl, mother of my children and the love of my life looking up to me as a provider; yet here was a disease I understood neither head nor tail of. I did not want her to be part of my misery. I wanted her to have a better life out there. I loved her enough to want her to be happy even if it meant being with someone else.
SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN CHRONIC DISEASES Read More »
