Category: Nonfiction
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Chapters in Search of a Book
“Rich or poor, doesn’t matter; what matters is the Blood of Christ; if it covers you, then you won’t care if you have great wealth or not; you’ll be content no matter what.”
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Who do you say He is?
When I was young, I mocked Christians and Christianity; at least, I mocked televangelists, some of whom may have been true and perhaps some weren’t, I don’t know, but I mocked them.
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Current Read
Incurable Optimist:Living with Illness & Chronic Hope is a very well written book by author Jennifer Cramer-Miller…
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I’m submitting for publication
Thanks for traveling with me for thirty-one weeks as I published sample chapters of my new book on Kidney Disease, Timestamp: A CKD Memoir…
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A miracle
My former doctor called me the other day. I was slightly shocked to get a personal call from him. I suppose it was in a professional capacity, but he called to apologize for not referring me to a nephrologist sooner.
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Inventions and other madness
Why not invent an artificial kidney? We have artificial hearts. Why not bypass the kidneys altogether?
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Sometimes I splurge
An excerpt from my new book on chronic kidney disease: I try to avoid things I love like milkshakes, meat burgers, lots of sweets and so on, but sometimes I splurge. I guess moderation is the name of the game, but occasionally, I drink milk, eat a steak or have some chocolate.
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How hot is it… ?
Last September: So you may be aware that the USA has been in the throes of what may be global warming. In any case, with record highs, it has been near or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the past few days…
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Cramps
I used to get up in the night with cramps in my thighs. I had to walk them out, and would sometimes eat bananas or pickle juice to combat the symptoms, but with CKD, I get cramps in my feet, and those are worse.
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Peripheral Neuropathy?
Soaking the feet Elevating the feet Taking Tylenol
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