The 5th of January was decided as the transplant date. My sister and her family came down from the UK in December itself. I was excited at the prospect of getting the transplant done.
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014 My Struggle As A Kidney Patient Part 7: What It Takes To Donate An Organ
My brother decided he will donate his kidney, but both organ donation and transplant are not easy processes. A number of procedural requirements are involved in it.
011.My Struggle As A Kidney Patient Part 4: Looks Are A Lot Of Things If Not Everything
One gets used to looking a certain way. We always take pride in the way we look and take every effort to look our best. One constantly hears statements like “If you look good you feel good.” I enjoy dressing up, putting on make-up and making parlor visit to get a mani-pedi. Looking good isContinue reading “011.My Struggle As A Kidney Patient Part 4: Looks Are A Lot Of Things If Not Everything”
010. My Struggles As A Kidney Patient Part 3: Emotional Upheavals & A Triumph
Irritation, weakness, guilt, despair and frustration owing to dependency is on the emotional palette of a sick person. Why me? – a constant question a person asks themselves. That’s what I experienced once I came back to my senses, realized what was happening to me and what my life could be for good.
009.My Struggles As A Kidney Patient Part2: Experiences From Dialysis Centre
The dialysis centre becomes a big part of your universe and it is a universe on its own. My dialysis centre was in the same hospital where I was treated. Initially, it was all new. None of us knew how to deal with those four hours – what to expect and the things we neededContinue reading “009.My Struggles As A Kidney Patient Part2: Experiences From Dialysis Centre”
