Hi everyone my name is Les. I am a wife, mommy, and animal lover. I was diagnosed with Goodpasture’s Syndrome four years ago. As a result I am currently a dialysis patient with end stage renal failure (currently on the transplant waiting list). It all started four years ago to …
Read More »Rachael’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Nephrotic Syndrome)
Hi my name is Rachael. I’m 22 years old and I was diagnosed with FSGS nephrotic syndrome in April of 2012. I knew I was sick when I was in year 12 (2009). I would get stomach pains on a regular basis I was told by doctors that there wasn’t …
Read More »Brenda’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Kidney Disease)
My name is Brenda Brown. I am a 45 year old single mom of three, living in Abbotsford, BC Canada. I’ve been blogging about my story for almost a year now. I have chronic kidney disease with rapid decline that started in the spring of 2012. I went from 28% …
Read More »Jamie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Kidney Disease)
I was always such an athletic person, from childhood through high school, so it was a huge shocker when I was diagnosed with FSGS, a type of chronic kidney disease, in August of 2009 at 26 years old. I was later diagnosed with celiac disease in April of 2011. As …
Read More »Elizabeth’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Kidney Disease)
Hello, my name is Elizabeth. Everyone who knows me calls me Liz. I am a 25 year old mom of 2 wonderful children and have the most supportive husband in the entire world. We have been together for 9 years. When I was 18 I started having a lot of …
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