“Starting Over Is Not A Failure”

Starting over is not a failure. It’s a chance to charter the course we truly want.

The Inability to Mourn

The nurse took 4 alcohol pads and swabbed the catheter that was sticking out from my chest. She screwed in two long narrow plastic tubes into the catheter plugs, walked over to the machine and flipped it on. I felt the blood draining out of my body, pumping through the dialyzer, and returning the blood back into…

Five Things I’ve Learned So Far in Dialysis

Being on kidney dialysis isn’t the only thing I’ve learned about my “new normal.” It’s learning how to talk again.

Five things I have learned so far in dialysis.