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Overcoming Kidney Failure:
I got sick: it started with a high fever, then diarrhea and vomiting. Early one Sunday morning, I had a seizure on our couch. My parents were scared—they called 911 and I rode an ambulance to the local hospital. After a few quick tests, the doctors called in a life-flight helicopter and I flew to a children's hospital.
I was unconscious for almost a whole day. It turns out my kidneys had stopped working, and I was bleeding lots into my stomach. I had other problems too – my heart quit working right and my lung collapsed so I didn’t breathe good. On top of all that, I had something called pancreatitis, so they wouldn’t let me eat for over a month!
I moved in and out of the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) many times as I got better and then worse. I was in PICU for 6 weeks including Christmas so my sisters couldn’t visit. I was stuck in bed for more than two months and had to learn how to walk again.
In hard times I felt mad and sad, but sometimes
I felt happy. After almost 3 months filled with lots of x-rays,
countless tests, several surgeries, and more than 30 blood transfusions I
finally escaped the hospital altogether!My parents and I were trained to do dialysis at home—there is lots you need to know! When I got home it was like a family reunion. It was great playing with my sisters and friends again!
Eventually, I got to go back to school too; it felt like I never left. In the summer I made lots of memories at my Victory Junction summer camp. Best of all I am ALIVE and I’m getting healthy enough to have a kidney transplant. YES!!!!
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