After a few days of trying to figure out the world of "blog" I am attempting my first post.
Dwayne and I like to think of ourselves as independent. We try hard to handle his health issues on our own, not bringing down those around us. What others consider "so sad" or "so hard" is our regular life. We might be guilty for taking it all on and not really talking about it. This of course drives our families crazy, but sadly has kept us from keeping in touch with people that aren't in our daily circle. Inevitably when catching up with those farther away (or even those in Victoria we don't see often enough) the conversation and questions come up about Dwayne's health. Sometimes I think we feel like a broken record...things are the same, yup, still not great...waiting for a miracle...etc.etc.etc. We always appreciate all of the care and concern, we always appreciate the questions especially as people try hard to understand what we are going through...but for us it just seems hopeless sometimes and we don't like to bring others down with our stories. So to avoid sounding negative, we unintentionally miss out on keeping in touch with some of our greatest friends & family!
I am hoping with this blog we can include those who wish to be included a little more in our life on dialysis! Thank you for all of your support ~ Kris & Dwayne
About Me
- Kris
- Victoria, BC, Canada
- I am happily married to my husband Dwayne and we are living in Victoria, BC. My husband and I met when we were both so young (I was 18, he was 22) He had already been diagnosed with kidney disease when I met him and since then our relationship has always involved some level of care and concern in regards to his health. There have been exciting times, such as when he received his first transplant from his mom in 1999, but there have been more hard times, such as when he lost that kidney in 2007. Dwayne's health is maintained by regular dialysis. Many people ask what that means, what is that like, which is what has prompted me to write this blog. I will focus on our life with dialysis but will also focus on living with other illnesses in hopes of bringing empathy and understanding to those that need it. Thanks for reading!
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