By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my update on 7/6. 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 Bill twitters his surgery and hospital stay (see bottom left hand column); and a blog report.
- Kamal Shah's Blog Kamal describes a humorous radio hostess whom he likes.
- Kaply, Inc. gives us a list of her obsessions; is having a hard time sleeping and it's affecting her creativity.
- Toastiest has a lovely photo of his sister's dog.
- Birdman visited with family and friends over the 4th of July.
- Becky Perry took her child to a dental appointment that took longer than expected; enjoyed starting the new semester of home schooling her children.
- Jack's Kidney Adventure On July 4th, Jack celebrated the US's birthday, his own birthday, and 120 days post-transplant enjoying eating almost anything he wanted; a friend notes the value and importance of volunteer work.
- Life on dialysis ... and now life after my transplant! shares photos from the Donor Family Weekend she enjoyed; she's on the front cover of Engage magazine and has a link to the article about her. (Congratulations, Holly! You're a cover girl!)
- On the Road to a Cure spotlights a new blogger with lupus.; Lupus Foundation of America's Webchat hosts Dr. Andrew Frank, a dermatologist who will address Your Skin and Lupus. Wednesday afternoon, July 15, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
- I Am. Are you? has a poignant story about a little boy who became an organ donor, written by his Dad.
- Disability Prejudice And Civil Rights Watch writes a tribute to her mentor on the anniversary of his death; reports on a tragic story of child abuse, disability and prejudice.
- Precious Bodily Fluids provides two links to articles on Acute Renal Failure in the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Renal Fellow Network shows an MRI depicting an example of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), an increasingly-recognized consequence of malignant hypertension; writes about the study that showed that there are more HD cardiac deaths on Mondays and Tuesdays, correlating with the 2-days without dialysis weekends. (A good reason to do Every Other Day Dialysis or more.)
- Uremic Frost reports that the FDA just approved a diabetes drug called Exanatide, a weekly injectable drug designed to help diabetes patients keep their blood glucose under control by sending a signal to the pancreas, leading to the production of insulin. That reduces appetite and can also reduce weight; another study shows that eating vegetable can lower blood pressure. (So eat your green beans and have a salad.)
- My Wife Has Lupus - Support for individuals whose family or friends have lupus is finding summertime difficult with kids home from school and increased financial pressures, is trying to focus on the good things but some days that's hard to do.
- Lemonade and Kidneys has a nice photo of her kids.
- Living with PKD Heather has decided to do serious exercise and committed to do a half marathon (Yay, Heather, you go, Girl!), and notices that her kidney cysts sometimes masquerade as abdominal muscle ripples.
- The inner game of PKD The importance of focusing on the good, not dwelling on the bad.
- Nathan's PKD had some blood and particulate in his urine, ultrasound of his kidneys was okay, now scheduled for a cystoscopy. (We hope all goes well.)
- My New (Transplanted) Kidney went to Vancouver for last preparations for the upcoming transplant and found a furnished condo near the hospital for post-surgery recovery time.
- DailyHemo - Home Dialysis Advocates New videos: Should We Focus on Catheter Last, Instead of Fistula First?; OTC Herbal and Nutritional Supplements and Kidney Disease.
- Biologically Safe Water Filters highlights Nephros Safe Spout, a disposable, point-of-use, single stage, ultra filter (.005 microns) that connects to the end of a standard sink faucet. Safe Spout removes biological contaminants.
- Renal BizBlog Renal Business Today will be hosting a free webinar to update the renal community on the latest from CROWNWeb. It is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, at 1 pm EDT.
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