By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my update on 6/12. If you have or know of a blog that should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses are my reactions or opinions.
- Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle Peter learns he is training for home HD in the same unit and with the same nurse that trained Bill "Epoman" Halcomb. He pays tribute to the the late, creator of the I Hate Dialysis website and forum. (Epoman was my hero when I first started to learn about HHD and NxStage. I loved the IHD site.)
- Kamal Shah's Blog Exhausted by a hard day at work, Kamal is refreshed by a swim in the rain; shares what he just learned about the home HD programs in South East Asia and can have nocturnal dialysis arranged so he can visit Phuket.
- Kaply, Inc. Tracy's blog friends surprise her with a Kindle, she feels loved. (That kind of support and friendship helps make life worth living.)
- Toastiest His doctor tells him anemia is getting worse; and a photo of his dog.
- The Adventures of Stacy Without An E Stacy mourns the death of a beloved uncle, regrets not having given him more support when he, too, went on dialysis; challenges readers to post sentences with 26 words alphabetically; is disgusted by the state of the bathroom in the dialysis unit. (Yuck to the max! Stacy, it's time to take photos and report it to the Dept of Health, or the Medicare Network, or whomever in CA oversees dialysis units.)
- Jack's Kidney Adventure Jack's post-transplant lab visits are becoming routine while he is actively engaged in living his life to the fullest with work, scenic driving, and friends.
- Life on dialysis ... and now life after my transplant! updates her very happy, busy week, and she got black and blue from multiple attempts at blood draws.
- On the Road to a Cure has a video of Dr. Bruce Richardson discussing his hypothesis as to why men develop lupus.
- Transplant Alliance has had a difficult month with lots of symptoms, can't wait for tx doctor appointment.
- Bud's Ramblings enjoyed his Forum reunion.
- Disability Prejudice And Civil Rights Watch
- Precious Bodily Fluids is writing abstracts for ASN, has a great data set on geriatric patients in a structured CKD clinic, needs to define stable renal function.
- Renal Fellow Network Macroglossia (enlarged tongue) is a complication of amyloidosis; a trick for diagnosing ethylene glycol toxicity; a case of murder by ethylene glycol poisoning turns out instead to be a rare genetic disorder.(This sounds like a case out of Law & Order, or House.)
- Uremic Frost Alonzo Mourning helps get an Access to Care Act passed in Florida that will let patients under age 65 with CKD5 obtain Medigap insurance if they already qualify for Medicare. (Yay, Florida and Bravo, Alonzo!); an amusing and educational music video called "Nephron's Paradise."; and 10 ways to protect your kidneys
- Neophron's Senescence posts a photo and information about the airplane that sunk 3 Japanese carriers in the Battle of Midway; a Happy 45th Birthday post to his son, John.
- My Wife Has Lupus - Support for individuals whose family or friends have lupus updates the look of his blog.
- My Chronic Kidney Disease has eliminated wheat from his diet, his research has led him to think of the body (including the mind) as a single organ and that symptoms in any part affect all.
- Encompass Network Partners What leg ischemia is and how to know if you have it.
- Kidney Diet Tips has an article about kidneys and Vitamin D.
- Bridge of Life shares photos from a DaVita Medical Mission to a children's HD unit in Guatemala City.
- History of Nephrology History continues with an article about William Koff's first hemo machine in 1945 (Take a look at that monster as compared to what we have today!); and the unsung story of early peritoneal dialysis.
- Writings along the cave walls - Ashbat's Lair describes difficult customers at her workplace.
- Renal PatientView Blog announces that it has reached 10, 500 registrants.
- The Renal Unit Latest renal tweets, news, and blogs.
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