• Modern Love…

    Some people develop close relationships with their girl/guy next door.  Some channel their passions into a football team.  Others harbor strong emotions for a really good glass of wine.  I’m in love.  With my cycler.  hahaha… At this point, you’re literally throwing things at the computer screen yelling “Berta…GET OUT… Listen ⇢

  • Freedom

    Wooohoo!!  I’ve accomplished a small, but great step in my journey of kidney-land!  Today I completed my two-day training on the cycler!  “What’s a cycler?” you ask?  Well, friend, let me tell you.  The cycler is the very machine that will give me back my freedom.  It is a dialysis… Listen ⇢

  • Cat scratch fever

    One of the things I promised to do with this blog is to be open about this process and share with you what I learn and experience.  Each time I’ve done research to figure out the different things happening to me, I’ve become frustrated at the fact that I couldn’t… Listen ⇢

  • Look at all these rumors…

    Yesterday was…crappy.  In addition to having to deal with a few aggravating issues throughout the day, I had to deal with a nurse that really pissed me off.   She was at my Endocrinologist’s office, and I’ve never met with her before (nor will I again…I made sure of that).… Listen ⇢

  • TGIF!

    My cardiologist has read my mind, and he has delivered…a plan!   Aaaaaaahhhh…FINALLY a plan!!!   Not only did he lay it out for me, but he gave me worst-case scenarios so I wouldn’t have any surprises.  Yes, we will work out just fine.  😉 So, after going over my… Listen ⇢

  • Matters of the heart…

    We all want to think our bodies are infallible…somewhat  immortal at times.  It’s why we constantly do stupid things to push the limits of what we should be able to do…jumping out of planes, triathalons…chili eating contests… ok, my stomach wouldn’t survive a good chili eating contest.  hee… However, we… Listen ⇢

  • Questions?

    One of the things I constantly struggle with is the fact that I don’t want to be identified by my illness.  I don’t want to be “Roberta the Diabetic”, nor do I want to walk around with a sign on my forehead reading “kidney patient”.  It’s one of the reasons… Listen ⇢

  • Hello world!

    Every now and then, we are placed in a situation that really makes us take stock in what we have and evaluate what we need to do with it.  Do we want to shrug it off and ignore it?  Dress it up and display it?  Shove it in a box… Listen ⇢

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