Kidney Disease
I’m writing this in the renal unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney’s south. I’m typing with my right hand because I am not allowed to use my left.
The reason? I am on dialysis.
In 1994, in Rwanda, I contracted an illness which was transitory and minor in itself, but which triggered an auto-immune system disease which nearly killed me. In the process it damaged my kidneys – and although they recovered in the short term, the damage was done.
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Put your hand on your heart.
That was easy, wasn’t it?
Now put your hand on your kidneys.
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hoofman says:
Thanks for the article, Mark. I didn’t know that kidney disease was obesity related, and is preventable like so many others. Astoundingly there is a political lobby that tries to counter the obvious fact that the rise of obesity is causing serious health problems at a global level. Any idea… Read more »
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