Posts tagged kidney transplantation
"Sometimes You're the Hammer; Sometimes You're the Nail"
"Sometimes You're the Hammer; Sometimes You're the Nail"

"Sometimes you're the hammer; sometimes you're the nail." My husband says this from time to time after he competes in a jiujitsu competition and we laugh. But it resonates with me. One week, I was running around with friends, trying on wedding dresses for fun, & sipping champagne. Within 10 days, I ended up septic in the hospital…

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health, habits, gratitude, women's healthLiz Stromkidney transplant recipient, kidney pancreas, kidney and pancreas transplant, kidney transplantation, kidney infection, kidney transplant warriors, kidney transplant, crohns disease warrior, crohns disease, septic system, life stories, real life stories, live your best life, living my best life, crohns disease sucks, immunocompromised, immunosuppressedComment
Living Out Loud: Kidney Transplant Warriors
Living Out Loud: Kidney Transplant Warriors

Meet Liz (me) and Yana B.: Kidney Transplant Warriors with different stories but the same determination to live life out loud. March is National Kidney Awareness Month and we're here to spread awareness and to let others know they're not alone. When someone finds out their kidneys are failing…

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wellness, women's health, health, gratitude, habitsLiz Stromkidney tranplant, kidney transplantation, kidney pancreas, pancreas transplant, national kidney month, national kidney foundation, UNOS, lupus, lupus and kidney disease, t1d, diabetes and kidney disease, kidney transplant warriors, transplant warrios, crohns disease, crohns disease warrior, crohns disease warriors, world kidney day, national kidney month martch, kidney green, organ transplant green, badgley mischka, pablo ray, pablo raya, espressofied, stylestamped, style stamped, yana b, yanabstyle, district living, dc living, dc women, dc warriors, dc survivors, washington dc, district of columbia, inova fairfax hospital, living donor, deceased donor, cadaver donorComment