Introduction..
Hi there! My name is Johanna (silent H). I figured I should make an introduction. an actressa filmmakera dogmoma frienda lovera navigatora networkeran...
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"Is this normal?" She told me to show, Carmen, a medic on set that day. I had weird bruising all over my thighs. I didn't run into anything. I didn't play rough with the dogs. I justified it in my...
View ArticleA diamond in the rough
I was given a chest catheter to begin Hemo-Dialysis March 31st, 2017, the day after being admitted to ICU. They numbed my chest so I didn't feel a thing, gratefully. My first treatment is where I met...
View ArticleFirst month in the daize...
I was discharged from the hospital April 8th, 2017. I was in for 9 long days. I had surgery on April 6th to put a second dialysis port into my peritoneal cavity (my belly). Thanks to the drugs, the...
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A month after I started dialysis, I switched to Peritoneal Dialysis. It's a new adjustment because I did it myself everyday, multiple times a day. Hiccups happen and half way through May, my...
View ArticleLearn about transplants
My transplant process began with filing out the paperwork with my advisor. Getting a transplant means I won't dialyze anymore. Transplants can last anywhere from 1-30 years. Therefore Ill be dealing...
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