My husband struggles with kidney disease and is a home dialysis patient. This disease has changed so much about our lives and I would love to just see him healthy. My goal is to lose enough weight to be tested (and hopefully match) to give him my kidney. However, part of me also feels connected to this incredible community of caregivers who realize the strength it takes to provide care to a loved one with every ounce of energy you have and still try to maintain some normalcy. Those people will always hold a special place in my heart for I have learned first hand how difficult it is to live through that. I hope some day there will be an artificial cure, in the meantime we hope others who are healthy will find it in their hearts to donate an organ and save a life.
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