Having to start dialysis at 5 am to take care of the kids really gives a jumpstart to the day, but the headaches and blood pressure is probably worse because I'm up so early.

My new dialysis center is wonderful in so many ways, a lot of it having to do with the people who work there.  My new dietician is full of knowledge and experience and has given me some new tips on my diet.

Switching to a new dialysis center is a miraculous discovery about how the quality of care is really different between centers.

Yes, my insurance will cover the costs of the transplant.  But health insurance in America is a really broken system.

Having to be stuck in the dialysis chair for 3 hours gives me a lot of time to think about my life and this disease.  It also gives me a chance to look around and see others who are going through dialysis alongside me and ask how they might have gotten here.

Even though I'm dialyzing three times a week, sometimes I still need a trip to the ER to set things right again.

With all the information I'm researching and writing about, I still tend to get things wrong.  This is my plan for how to correct any misinformation I've blogged.

My blood pressure only seems to be getting higher every week, and Sundays are always the worst day.

Getting migraines every time I dialyze is not the way I want to live, and I really think I shouldn't have to.

Another fun side effect that started later than the other side effects I've discussed - a persistent impairment of my short-term memories.  It makes me think of what memory is and how important it is to me.

After almost three weeks of nightly insomnia, sleep is still an elusive thing for me. (This is an older post, written at the beginning of July.)

Insomnia is the worst.  And mine's the worst it's ever been... just another fun side effect of the kidney failure.  (This is an older post - written at the beginning of July)

Finally letting the world know about my blog-site has brought a sense of closure and acceptance to the journey up til now.