A Christmas reflection on the miracle of receiving a living donor kidney from someone still unknown.
Category: Kidney Recipient
Reflections on receiving a kidney transplant. About healing, gratitude, and the journey of living forward.
My Overachieving, Introverted Kidney
This is the story of Sidney, the overachieving and introverted kidney who arrived and changed everything.
Two Months Post-Kidney Transplant
Two months after my kidney transplant, life is opening up again. Medications are shifting, scars are fading, and I am finding my way back to myself through writing, small freedoms, and the victories.
Anti-Rejection Medications 101
A look at the serious world of immunosuppressants, BK virus surprises, and the daily balancing act every kidney transplant recipient knows well. This classroom-style post breaks it down.
How Creativity Is Helping Me Heal
A space where healing, creativity, and lived experience meet. This post explores what it means to rebuild a life after my transplant, find meaning in the mess, and let storytelling become part of the recovery.
Life After My Kidney Transplant
Life after transplant is a new normal filled with gratitude, humor, resilience, and hope in everyday victories.
The Search for a Living Kidney Donor
The search for a living kidney donor is a journey of near misses, patience, and hope, revealing resilience, & the generosity of those willing to try.
How I Imagine Meeting My Donor
I imagine an ordinary café becomes the stage for an extraordinary first meeting with my donor, filled with gratitude, connection, and the gift of renewed hope.
From Kidney Diagnoses to Transplant Recovery
A journey through kidney dialysis, answered prayers, and a transplant. Revealing resilience, gratitude, hope, and God’s grace in every chapter of life.
To eat, or not eat, that is the question
From dialysis restrictions to transplant relief, my journey with phosphorus, fluids, and guacamole brought challenges, surprises, and weight off... my mind.
I’m Thankful…
This Thanksgiving I celebrate renewed life through a kidney gift, endless gratitude, restored dreams, and faith made new.
One 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.
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.
Living Donor Match – Answered Prayers
After months of prayer and outreach, a friend quietly stepped forward as a kidney match—just hours after a church prayer request.
Recipient Post-Transplant Recovery Update (11/9/25)
Recovery from my Oct 22 kidney transplant is going great. Low pain, good labs, and even my doctor was shocked by the progress.
(endless) Thank Yous…
Grateful for every hand, heart, and hero who helped me through dialysis, transplant, and recovery. It truly takes a village—and mine showed up big.
Recipient Surgery Day
Six days of pain, care, and slow steps became a journey from fear to gratitude, carrying a new kidney and renewed purpose.
The Night Before My Kidney Transplant
On the eve of transplant I stood between two worlds, praying for peace, trusting God, and awaiting a new chapter of hope.