Eighty-Eight Hours: A New Approach to Life
By Kam S. I have been on Dialysis now since July 2021. Several of my friends keep asking me how I am coping with the new normal with an almost sympathetic tone. I thought about it and thought some more and with over three months of practical experience and some introspection I decided to put my thoughts on paper. So here I go: - Is it the best thing that has happened to me?...Absolutely not! - Is it easily manageable?... Positively yes! It is a gift of life. Numbers always ma
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