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Vanessa Grubbs
May 10, 2015
chronic kidney disease

to be clear

Vanessa Grubbs
May 10, 2015
chronic kidney disease

“You said my mother’s kidney function was stable and she didn’t need to come back for two months, but someone called the other day and said her kidneys were really bad and that she’d need a kidney transplant,” the email accused. “So which is it?” it went on to demand.

Tagged: chronic kidney disease, nephrologist, patient-doctor communication, Vanessa Grubbs

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Vanessa Grubbs
April 25, 2015
no dialysis

how it’s always been done

Vanessa Grubbs
April 25, 2015
no dialysis

Some time ago, I wrote about how I, being no Denzel Washington groupie, am unaffected by my Denzel doppelgänger. I am, on the other hand, an Atul Gawande groupie and metaphorically wriggle out of my panties every time I read his work.

Tagged: conservative management, end-of-life care, end-stage kidney disease, hospice, kidney doctor, nephrologist, Vanessa Grubbs

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Vanessa Grubbs
April 14, 2015
kidney transplant, kidney donation, my family

10 years and counting!

Vanessa Grubbs
April 14, 2015
kidney transplant, kidney donation, my family
Rob 10th re-birthday

Rob 10th re-birthday

Happy 10th re-birthday to Robert! Today marks the 10th year of Robert and me sharing two healthy kidneys between us.

Tagged: kidney transplant, Robert Phillips, Vanessa Grubbs

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Vanessa Grubbs
March 28, 2015
dialysis

say you're sorry

Vanessa Grubbs
March 28, 2015
dialysis

Ms. L looked good. Well, better at least. Still using oxygen. Still unable to stand from the wheelchair. Still in constant pain. But better than I’d seen her look since before last summer happened.

Tagged: nephrologist, patient-doctor communication, peritoneal dialysis, Robert Phillips, Vanessa Grubbs

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