These journey entry/blog posts from my point of view: This is more of a daily excerpt regarding our experience for that day to include: specific thoughts, fears, health and recovery updates.
Month: November 2025
I’m Thankful…
This Thanksgiving I celebrate renewed life through a kidney gift, endless gratitude, restored dreams, and faith made new.
Is this God’s Will for Me?
Seeking God’s will through kidney donation, worship, and prayer while finding peace and clarity in His presence.
If My Kidney Could Talk
Meet Sidney, the new sheriff kidney. Certified, organic, and running the show. Filtering snacks, other eating habits, & life choices with sass & style.
Kidney Donor Month Update (S+1 Month)
One month post-transplant donation, healing continues with humor, strength, and gratitude as life returns to normal routines.
1 Month Post-Kidney Transplant… Post
One month post-transplant, I’m still healing and forever grateful. Every breath is a gift. Every scar, a reminder. This is a new me. This is a new life.
Support System: My Parents – My Care Team
Celebrating my parents’ anniversary and their unwavering love that carried me through kidney disease and recovery with meals, rides, prayers, and their presence.
Dear Younger Me…
Thinking about what I'd say to my past self at the start of my kidney journey filled with truth, hope, pain, grace, & the promise of unexpected miracles and love that never left.
Living Kidney Donor: Why did I choose to donate? Worldview Response Part II
A midnight prayer in 2001 opened the door to faith, leading to a life-changing journey that culminated in kidney donation on October 23, 2025.
The Divine Timing of the Kidney Transplant
A kidney transplant journey unfolds through unanswered prayers, answered prayers, and God's timing.
A silent kidney crisis is spreading faster than anyone expected
Chronic kidney disease now affects 788M people worldwide, causing 1.5M deaths in 2023. Rising risk factors demand urgent global health action.
A real kidney need: Katherine Langan-Fossberg
Searching for a living kidney donor. Diagnosed with CKD & FSGS. Learn more about Katherine Langan-Fossberg and her need for a kidney.
Turning Blessings Into Words
Writing became a lifeline through kidney failure, dialysis, & transplant. This blog turns emotion into connection, advocacy, and purpose with every post.
A Worthy Story: Nebraska Medicine Completes One of the Largest Internal Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Chains in the United States
Eighteen strangers united by one selfless act meet for the first time after Nebraska’s largest kidney transplant chain.
Support System: My Sister, Angie
In honor of Angie’s birthday, this post reflects on how her love, advocacy, and steady support helped me through the hardest parts of my kidney transplant journey.