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Weather man said its going to snow
By now i should be used to the cold
Mid-February shouldn't be so scary
It was only December
I still remember the presents,the tree,you and me
But you went away
How dare you,I miss you
They say I'll be ok
But im not going to ever get over you
Living alone here in this place
I think of you, and im not afraid
Your favorite records make me feel better
'cause you sing along with every song
I know you didn't mean to give them to me
But you went away
How dare you,I miss you
They say I'll be ok
But im not going to ever get over you
It really sinks in,you know
When I see it in stone
'cause you went away
How dare you, I miss you
They say I'll be ok
But im not going to ever get over you
We're still treating Darla's kidney disease with subcutaneious fluids and a special diet. Although she doesn't look too happy here, she is doing fantastic. The strange thing is that Darla has never been that interested in any kind of food but I don't know if its the fluids or the special diet, but she's the first one running to the bowl lately.
Advertising card courtesy of the Brockville Museum, Ontario.
Scanned by John Mack.
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Wikipedia:
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills were first made in 1854 in Buffalo, New York.
The company moved from Buffalo to plants in both Brockville, Ontario, and Morristown, New York.
The ingredients were identified as natural herbs and roots used by the Indians.
W.H. Comstock said these pills cured:
Biliousness,
Dyspepsia,
Constipation,
Sick Headache,
Scrofula,
Kidney Disease,
Liver Complaint,
Jaundice,
Piles,
Dysentery,
Colds,
Boils,
Malarial Fever,
Flatulency,
Foul Breath,
Eczema,
Gravel,
Worms,
Female Complaints,
Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
La Grippe,
Palpitation,
and
Nervousness
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W. H. Comstock's Indian Root Pills continued to be made in Australia until 1959
Richard Gere is only 10 months old and already has kidney disease...
He is taken antibiotics and eating a special diet.
Although this problem, he still hunts mice!!!
UPDATE: May 15th 2009 --> He is very well now. The special diet must be continued!
Thanks a lot for your support!!!
Charley became very sick two months ago, shortly after his birthday. One month ago, the doctors said that we had entered the hospice care phase of his illness. One week ago last Wednesday Charley had his kidney levels checked. They were terrible. He was no longer eating or drinking. A week ago last Tuesday, we learned he had a very serious eye injury requiring lengthy and unpleasant treatment. He had been doing ok, all things considered, until Tuesday a week ago. But the 24 hours after that were miserable for him. We (the vet and myself) put him to sleep around 7 pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021. I held him and he wasn’t scared as it happened. He went quickly and peacefully. I spent a very long time alone with him before and after. Some of his friends and family called and texted to wish him goodbye. It was about as good as something like that can be. He was very brave. I miss him so much. My beautiful boy.
Wikipedia:
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills were first made in 1854 in Buffalo, New York.
The company moved from Buffalo to plants in both Brockville, Ontario, and Morristown, New York.
There never was a Dr. Morse
The ingredients were identified as natural herbs and roots used by the Indians.
W.H. Comstock said these pills cured:
Biliousness,
Dyspepsia,
Constipation,
Sick Headache,
Scrofula,
Kidney Disease,
Liver Complaint,
Jaundice,
Piles,
Dysentery,
Colds,
Boils,
Malarial Fever,
Flatulency,
Foul Breath,
Eczema,
Gravel,
Worms,
Female Complaints,
Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
La Grippe,
Palpitation,
and
Nervousness
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W. H. Comstock's Indian Root Pills continued to be made in Australia until 1959
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Courtesy of Jane McCrellis
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July 13, 2021. Some extra TLC from the vet tech after a bandage change to protect and help heal two bed sores. (They are healing well.)
Today is World Kidney Day. It is a day that is important to me because I have Kidney Disease and will be needing a transplant sooner or later.
I have had some people asking about my health. Over the last year I have had some great highs and lows. October 29, 2012 was a very special day for me. It was my daughter's 13th birthday and I also received a phone call that my friends mother was a 100% perfect match to give me a kidney. I was told that the chances of that even happening was extremely slim. 99% of the kidneys they could find for me, I would reject. It had to be a perfect match.... and it was. We were all so excited, but there was still a great deal of testing to go through. It was a long wait. January 24 (two year anniversary of starting dialysis) I received some terrible news. My potential donor did not meet their criteria to be a donor due to her kidney function not being high enough. I was completely devastated. I have had a great deal of support from my family and friends. They really are amazing.
So really, not much has changed. I still do peritoneal dialysis for 9 hours every night.... I still work full time.... I am still grateful for everyday with my loved ones.... and I am still enjoying the art of photography.
I will continue to make the turns in the road ahead. =)
Just a reminder to sign your organ donor cards and to let your family know your wishes. You could be saving the life of someone just like me!
This is one of my fave photos of Jack Black at the Kidney Teen Prom. I took it while he and Kyle were warming up to perform for the kids.
I ordered hats for him and Kyle with the help of Eric of the Zappos.com Customer Service team - he helped me pick them out and had them delievred overnight! Isn't it nice when someone delivers on their promise!? Thanks Eric.
And of course a big thank you to Jack and Kyle and the Renal Support Network -- it was an awesome night once again!
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July 2, 2021. Three weeks after getting out of the hospital and still doing relatively well. Some of his long-time toys are on the bed behind him, including Hippo, Birdie, Hedgehog and Giggle Bear that have been featured in his photos over the years.
The question proposed by His Royal Highness Prince Abd Al-Azeez ibn Salman ibn Abd Al-Azeez Al Saud. The title translate well from Arabic into English, and HRH gave an excellent speech (not read) in the English Language.
HRH emphasized the need for greater preventative health measures against renal failure and end stage organ failure.
HRH went on to say that making changes, that need not be costly, and are within our reach, are the ways to make advances, and will improve the quality of life for many and the save the lives of many more.
HRH Pr Abd Al-Azeez ibn Salman is the President of the HRH Prince Fahad bin Salman Charitable Organization for Kidney Failure Patients.
Megan Summer's story written by Natilee McSween
After reading the story, please support Megan by donating here: bit.ly/TeamMeganade
“My 8 year old daughter, Megan Summer, will have her left kidney completely removed on 2/25/15. Our lives were permanently changed the day that Megan Summer McSween was born. Pregnancy with Megan wasn't easy and we knew that life after her birth would be just as difficult. But, we had no clue what the journey and toll would be like.
When I was 4 months pregnant, we found out that Megan would be born with Bilateral Hydronephrosis (water in the kidney that obstructs and prevents normal renal functions). Since then, the many surgeries, the pains and the ‘what if’s’ are everyday moments. Every time Megan goes in for another scan or surgery, the anxiety that sets in as you hope this will be her last... Then the sad reality knowing the doctors could find something else.
It’s not easy and it never will be when your child is hurting, rattled and shaking with pain and you can never, ever, EVER do anything to take the pain away or ease her fears; or better yet the fears you as her parent and caretaker has.
All I can do is hold her little hands, as she squeezes mine and asks me to “Make the pain stop”. Or when she looks at her doctor after another scan and she asks “so when is the next surgery?”. At night I often have to rub her lower back to help ease her pain as she tries to sleep. There’s no tea or any other remedy to make her ever feel better, just pain meds. I kiss her forehead every night thinking (better yet hoping) will she have a peaceful, painless sleep tonight? I have done this every night, since the day I gave birth. Yet still, we are blessed to see how far she’s come despite the odds; my tiny itty bitty 5 pound baby girl with the perfect circular head. It’s these little moments, we have to help get us through.
This journey is not one that I can say is easy, it’s not a journey for a person that cannot take the hiccups that Pediatric Kidney Disease might offer. You have to have faith and you have to know that even with that faith, life will happen. When it does you just have to prepare for the next phase in the journey. Despite all we go through, it’s these simple words of Megan Summer “I Have No Worries, Just Keep Blowing Bubbles” that inspires me to keep fighting for her."
It's no fun to be sick, no matter the cause. But the good news for kids with kidney problems is that they too can live a normal childhood and go to Summer camps and have all the fun under the sun, learning new skills and overcoming new challenges. And guess what, most of the summer camps offer their programs for free.
Health Minister Terry Lake helped officially open Kamloops’ newest solution to improving patient access to kidney care. The new community dialysis unit provides stable patients with hemodialysis services in a convenient location, along with education and support to increase their independence and gain control over their health.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/09/improved-access-to-kidney-...
It's no fun to be sick, no matter the cause. But the good news for kids with kidney problems is that they too can live a normal childhood and go to Summer camps and have all the fun under the sun, learning new skills and overcoming new challenges. And guess what, most of the summer camps offer their programs for free.
Health Minister Terry Lake helped officially open Kamloops’ newest solution to improving patient access to kidney care. The new community dialysis unit provides stable patients with hemodialysis services in a convenient location, along with education and support to increase their independence and gain control over their health.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/09/improved-access-to-kidney-...
Health Minister Terry Lake helped officially open Kamloops’ newest solution to improving patient access to kidney care. The new community dialysis unit provides stable patients with hemodialysis services in a convenient location, along with education and support to increase their independence and gain control over their health.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/09/improved-access-to-kidney-...
Yesterday I had the chance to be with friends, mix with colleagues, find new ones, to sit and debate them, and to literally stand shoulder to shoulder in humbled awe as we paid homage to those who donate their organs.
....My Husbands Arm
This is kind of an odd picture and I wasnt really working for greatness here, I was working for reality. This is my husbands left arm. Some would say that these scars are ugly...but to me it is the most beautiful thing on earth. The scar and marks run from the elbow to the shoulder and they are what keep my husband alive.
About 7 years ago he was diagnosed with interstitial nephritis. Basically the nephrons within his kidneys (both kidneys) were no longer working and he was told that he would eventually loose all function and would need a transplant or would be placed on dialysis in order to survive. On that day my husbands world changed drastically. His hope for a long future looked very dim and I learned that I could loose my best friend earlier than expected. We might not get to grow old together.
He didnt start dialysis right away but the inevitable happened and he was placed on peritineal dialysis. This is where they run a tube through your peritineal cavity. Special fluids are added and they act as a filtering system to remove the toxins from your blood stream. For a while this form of dialysis worked but again we got the news that it was not working like it should and that he would have to go on hemodialysis. This is where you are connected to a machine and he goes three times a week for 8 hours (overnight) and his blood is filtered for him.
This has been a struggle for him and some days he is very discouraged.
During these past few years, he was let go from a company that he loved because of "downsizing" and was required to go on disability. And it seems like there is always something else the comes up. And doctor's visits...we don't even count anymore.
My husband is only 39 years old. Each thing that happens is a test but he is a fighter and I intend to keep him around for a very long time. It is definately not the life we expected but a life that is necessary and I wouldnt change a minute. It has made us stronger, closer, and more reliant on each other and on the things that God wants for us. We will never be rich but we have each other and that is all that matters.
He is my hero and my friend and I am blessed.
It's actually quite a decent size needle that I insert: 18 guage. I have to count myself in... 1,2,3 push.
Sometimes Jessie flinches slightly in her body, but Lachlan says her face doesn't wince, so I hope it doesn't hurt.
The angle of the needle and the position under the skin can influence whether the fluid drips or trickles down. So sometimes you have to move the needle around to get the right flow. It's a bit yucky, but if it runs easily, it takes less time, and that's better for Jessie.
At the moment she's a perfect patient, she doesn't wriggle at all and this morning as Lachlan was patting her, she almost dozed off :)