Eating a healthy diet is important to kidney function. The kidneys have a lot of work to do and it is a dirty job. When we put foods into our bodies that are unhealthy, we put stress on the kidneys. If you already have healthy kidneys you can do a lot of prevention through nutrition. […]
Paul and I were able to attend the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois’ 32nd Annual Gift of Life Gala. It was a black tie affair held on the 21st of October at the Loews Chicago Hotel. Beginning at 6:30 there was a cocktail reception during the silent auction. At 8:00 there was a program, a dinner […]
Why You Need to Get Screened for Kidney Disease By: Paul Temcio Since my kidney transplant in 2014, my wife and I have become part of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. We attend events, raise money and help them raise awareness. The reason that we support their message and purpose is because it promotes early detection with their mobile […]
On Saturday morning on June 25th 2016, my husband and son and I went to downtown Chicago for a charity event that means so much to us. I donated a kidney to my husband in October 2014 because we were lucky enough to be a match (you can read more about it here) so we […]
*This is not a sponsored post. Opinions and content belong to jenny at dapperhouse. My husband marked his 6 month anniversary of his kidney transplant on April 1st 2015. He went for his routine lab work two weeks later and was told that his levels were doing so well he could now put more time in […]
*This is not a sponsored post. All opinions and contant belong to jenny at dapperhouse. Thank you to Eric Schmidt Photography Chicago for the post-operation photoshoot! In the summer of 2004 we found out that my husband may have issues with his kidneys. After lab tests and a double kidney biopsy, it was confirmed that Paul […]
Having a partner with kidney failure is definitely one of life’s difficult times. When I agreed to be a living kidney donor for my husband, I assumed we would not be a match but would be part of the kidney donation swap programs to help reduce his wait time for a transplant and decrease his […]
Finding out my husband was in stage 5 kidney/renal failure was a real shock. He had been previously diagnosed with IgA Nephropothy so we knew that it was coming. We just expected it to be 5 – 10 years later rather than right now. After seeing his regular kidney specialist and doing some research, my husband decided […]
My husband was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy. For the longest time, even before I knew him, when he was sick with a cold virus he would be extremely feverish, hard to wake and have urine that was dark as coffee. Routine blood tests eventually showed some signs of kidney issues and after having kidney biopsies […]