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When I was in junior high school, or maybe you call it intermediate school, my nickname was Pickles. Thank you, Juan Santos, my long ago buddy for the nickname. It was because my surname was Peckolick, a Polish name meaning ‘on top of the kiln.’ A kiln is where pottery is baked, so I guess my ancestors were artists of a sort.
Oh, boy. I see I’m falling into a re...
I’ll be 80 in February and have never been a ‘trendy’ sort of person. It just never mattered to me. Yet, when I told my daughter I was taking Ozempic, that’s exactly what she called me.
I quickly explained that my nephrologist prescribed the drug and that weight loss was off brand for the drug. Then I started wondering exactly why it was prescribed for me. The quest...
I’ll start off today with apologies to the unfortunately deceased Tina Turner for manipulating the title of her ever popular 1984 song, “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” from the album Private Dancer. By the way, did you know her husband donated a kidney to her in 2017 when she had kidney failure?
Let’s get back to balance, though. I tho...
We interrupt this blog – which hasn’t even been started yet – with an important [to me, anyway] announcement:
SlowItDownCKD has won a place in Feedspot’s Top 35 Nephrology Blogs again!
Of course, this would have to come when the website is a mess. But, hey, an honor is an honor.
While it felt good to make that annou...