Every Moment Matters: Eli Clark’s Story

Photo of little boy with an oxygen mask on his face

Though Eli Clark was born seven-and-a-half weeks earlier than he was expected, his parents, Dr. Trey Clark and Stephanie Clark, took him home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Medical University of South Carolina with no perceived issues. Yes, the child seemed a bit attached to his mother, but Stephanie attributed this to … Read more

Healthy Diet And OTC Caution Help Kidneys

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(Editor’s Note: This story is the third in a three-part series of articles on kidney transplants, kidney health and disease prevention. In her early 50s, the writer learned that she had only one functional kidney; she was also diagnosed with kidney disease that was the result of overuse of over the counter ibuprofen. She had … Read more

The Path To Organ Donation

(Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a three-part series of articles on kidney transplants, kidney health and disease prevention. In her early 50s, the writer learned that she had only one functional kidney; she was also diagnosed with kidney disease that was the result of overuse of over the counter ibuprofen. She had … Read more

Kidneyversary

Photo of man and woman in front of a house

Every year, on Oct. 30, Tom and Susan Chester privately celebrate” Kidneyversary,” the day three years ago that Susan gave her husband one of her kidneys so he could say goodbye to dialysis and enjoy a life with a kidney that wasn’t deteriorating day by day. For 15 years, Tom knew he had polycystic kidney … Read more

A Kidney Transplant Story

Woman who is in the hospital for a kidney transplant

(Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a three-part series of articles on kidney transplants, kidney health and disease prevention. In her early 50s, the writer learned that she had only one functional kidney; she was also diagnosed with kidney disease that was the result of overuse of over the counter ibuprofen. She had … Read more

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