If you’re at risk for kidney disease due to high blood pressure, diabetes, a family history of kidney failure, or if you’re older than age 60, it’s important to get tested annually for kidney disease.
Category: Kidneys
Insights, challenges, and everyday realities of navigating life with kidney disease. What it teaches, tests, and transforms.
Unknowns of Chronic Kidney Disease
A look at the unseen questions that shape life with CKD and the resilience people build as they face each day with patience and strength.
My Kidney Journey Through Scripture
A collection of verses that can be applied to CKD, dialysis, transplant, and recovery. These passages became mile markers of grace, reminding me that God met me in every fragile place & restored strength one moment at a time.
Sidney Goes to UNMC
In this imaginative classroom story, Sidney, the transplanted kidney, graduates from the whimsical One Kidney Academy, a place where organs learn resilience, purpose, and the art of supporting a human life.
Happy birthday, Jeff!
This birthday tribute celebrates Jeff Derby, a friend whose courage and generosity set a kidney cross match in motion that transformed my life. His faith, curiosity, and steady support shaped a story that continues to impact more people than he may ever realize.
Showing Support – A Guide for Family & Friends
A reflection on what it truly means to support someone living with kidney disease, dialysis, or the long wait for a transplant. Small acts of care can change everything.
What I Want Other Kidney Patients to Know
A gentle, hope-filled reflection for anyone living with kidney disease, dialysis, or the long wait for a transplant. These words offer comfort, courage, and the reminder that you are not walking this road alone.
Kidney Glossary (Real Definitions vs Chad’s)
A crash course in kidney lingo with humor, turning medical jargon into Chad's relatable definitions of kidney dialysis and transplant.
I’m Thankful…
This Thanksgiving I celebrate renewed life through a kidney gift, endless gratitude, restored dreams, and faith made new.
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.
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.
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.
Saying the Words Made It Real
After months of silence, I finally told my family about my kidney failure. Speaking the truth opened the door to love, support, and the hope I needed.
In The Beginning…
Facing kidney failure in 2023, I navigated diagnosis, treatment options, and tough conversations—grappling with ESRD and the reality of dialysis & transplant.
Kidneys 101
Kidneys power life by filtering waste, balancing fluids, regulating pressure, building blood cells, and strengthening bones with unseen persistence.
Timeline Of Events
Diagnosed in 2023, I began dialysis, pursued transplant options, and received a new kidney in Oct 2025—now healing, hopeful, & off dialysis.