You may know my story, Yana B. but meet my friend Liz! We are 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 ...
My 20 Year Kidney Transplant Anniversary
Today marks 20 years since the doctors and nurses at Duke Medical Center wheeled my mom and I into the operating room to perform an operation that would change my life forever. I remember being so nervous, happy, excited, and praying the transplant would take. There was no guarantee that it would ...
Single Mother Style
This year marks my 11th Mother's Day. I've been a mother since the day I found out I was pregnant, but the word "single" has always been attached to "mother" for me and I found out I'd be a single mother the same day I found out I'd be a mother. Throughout my pregnancy I was saddened by the fact ...
My Mom Gave Me Life 3 Times: Style Stamped On Lupus and a Kidney Tranpslant
15 years ago today my mom gave me life for the second time when she offered me one of her kidneys. Last year in my post "Celebrating Over 20 Years with Lupus and Kidney Transplant" and I gave a high level walk-through of my life from my Lupus diagnosis to transplant. This year I wanted to focus on ...
StyleStamped: Celebrating over 20 years of Life with Lupus and Kidney Transplant
Today, 14 years ago, I received a living organ from my mother, who donated one of her kidney's to me via transplantation. It was 1999 and I was in my third year of college at NC State University (I did my first two years at Morgan State University) and was trying to finish up school. I was already ...