Category: Nonfiction

  • GFR holding…

    GFR holding…

    So I was not dieting super-well. I was having two pieces of bread minimum per meal, my pizza had pepperoni & sausage action, and I was having some salty food and a fair amount of red meat.

  • Unmentionable symptoms

    Unmentionable symptoms

    Sometimes I venture into the grotesque; it is not by design, but it occurred to me the other day that I can look to bloodwork results or doctor’s remarks to indicate the state of my kidneys, but I can also use some weird symptoms as well. Please avoid the next two paragraphs if you are…

  • Acquire temperance

    Acquire temperance

    Prince Hamlet advised the players in Shakespeare’s play to, “acquire and beget a certain temperance that would give their (drama)… smoothness”, but with my CKD, my body no longer regulates temperature correctly at all times.

  • Borderline Personality Disorder?

    Borderline Personality Disorder?

    So why am I still flip-flopping about a lawsuit? I spoke with a friend recently, and shared the news. My old primary care doctor called me on my cell and personally apologized for potentially shortening my lifespan.

  • Recalibration

    Recalibration

    So I always have to remember my diet. My eating habits are really important to my GFR and kidney health. No, the kidney’s don’t regenerate, but if I want to maintain my GFR for longer, diet might help.

  • Limitations?

    Limitations?

    I went to a men’s retreat lately, and was in clover with worship, fellowship, good teaching and fine food, but felt the need to rest a lot…

  • How to Succeed in a Sales Call Center

    How to Succeed in a Sales Call Center

    Brendan Shea has worked in sales call centers, doing telemarketing, sales, training and management, for fifteen years, and in How to Succeed in a Sales Call Center, he brings his revenue winning methods to print, to help the average telemarketer become extraordinary.

  • Check out my new sales book!

    Check out my new sales book!

    Please read How to Succeed in a Sales Call Center, if you are wanting to attain to a level of skill and polish in your sales career, for advancement… or just to shine where you are.

  • Taking measures?

    Taking measures?

    I had been grappling with myself: Do I sue the hospital, do I just put my head down and press on through?

  • What to do?

    What to do?

    Another excerpt from my new book on living with chronic kidney disease…