A few years ago, my older sister was diagnosed with kidney failure and was near death within a matter of months. My sister and I have always been extremely close, and she has always been one of my biggest role models. When I was told she was sick I became extremely worried for her and wished there was something I could do. I love my big sister and seeing her struggle doing basic day to day tasks took a toll on me. I felt I had the responsibility to step up and take care of her and help with everything and anything she needed. I did everything from helping my sister tie her shoes to carrying her because she easily became exhausted from walking, to telling her she was going to survive this because we all needed her to keep fighting. This experience
Out of all those things, I think that taking care of my sisters is the most difficult thing that I do. Our mom passed away a year and half ago and my dad left us 10 years ago and my sisters don’t know who their dad is, so now it is just me that takes care of them. I feed them in the morning and take them to school but then our neighbor picks them up from school and helps them with their homework and makes them dinner and puts them to bed and I feel so guilty that I’m not there for them at night because I have to work so that way I can stay in the work-study program and stay in the SNAP program so that we have food. Then next thing that I find difficult is making sure I only get want we need with the $200 dollars every month. I’ve figured out that at the beginning of the month I take $100 and I go buy what we need then I leave the other $100 for emergencies like if we run out of something or if I forgot something that we needed. (Question
I always thought I would never want a little sister, because of such a huge burden. But tables turned and I now have a god-sister. Ever since then me and her have gotten really close. I really enjoy her company, and she is just like my real sister. She is usually over at our house more then any of my friends come over. In a way I do take responsibility for her. She is around me a lot, and I know that I can't set a bad example. I think she might look up to me, and for that I feel responsible for her care.
The basic function of a working kidney is to remove toxic waste from the bloodstream, balances body fluids and forms urine. (WebMd, 2013) When the kidney, which is an essential part of the human body fails and blood flow is compromised by electrolyte and acid base abnormalities this is Acute Renal Failure (ARF) also known as Acute Kidney Injury. There are three major causes of acute renal failure. First being Prerenal, which is primarily a severe drop in blood pressure and cessation of blood flowing to the kidneys caused by a traumatic injury or a severe illness. Secondly, another cause is Intrarenal which is the Middle stage of renal Failure, manifested by edema, toxins, drugs and decreased blood supply. Lastly, Postrenal is when the urine flow is compromised due to an enlarged prostate, stones, and/or a bladder tumor. According to the American Family Physician (2000) 60 to 70 percent of cases are prerenal causes.
... smoking; this is making their kidneys die quicker than they already are which are struggling to try to maintain a small amount of filtration process. Lastly, a second long term goal is to encourage a person who drinks excessive alcohol to stop because that will defiantly put the person at risk to die faster than the disease itself and will also affect their liver function as well. These goals are meant to help and restore the process of Acute Renal Failure but will only be accomplished if the person with this disease is willing to give it everything they got to fight or await a miracle to end their sickness.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly becoming a major community and public health issue. This paper looks into CKD as both a community and public issue and proposes how concerned stakeholders and partners can be mobilized to work together toward fighting the disease.
Imagine having to wake up each day wondering if that day will be the last time you see or speak to your father. Individuals should really find a way to recognize that nothing in life is guaranteed and that they should live every day like it could be there last. This is the story of my father’s battle with cancer and the toll it took on himself and everyone close to him. My father was very young when he was first diagnosed with cancer. Lately, his current health situation is much different than what it was just a few months ago. Nobody was ready for what was about to happen to my dad, and I was not ready to take on so many new responsibilities at such an adolescent age. I quickly learned to look at life much differently than I had. Your roles change when you have a parent who is sick. You suddenly become the caregiver to them, not the other way around.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which involves progressive, irreversible loss of kidney function, is present in 26 million Americans (Lewis, 2011, pp 1170-1181). There are many causative factors of CKD. Some of these causes are environmental; that is, the prevalence of CKD is influenced by how we live as individuals. Lack of exercise and poor diet can lead to hypertension, which can lead to CKD. Although other factors are involved, lack of exercise and poor diet also increases a person’s risk for developing diabetes, which is one of the second leading causes of CKD. This paper examines a few of those causes more closely and aims to educate clinicians, and their patients, on health promotion activities that they can implement to reduce the risk of getting CKD.
Kidney Function Introduction and definition of terms: The kidneys are the main organs in the urinary system. They filter waste products out of blood from the renal artery. These are then excreted. Useful solutes are reabsorbed into the blood. They also have a major homeostatic role in the body, and help to control the water content (osmoregulation) and pH of the blood.
blocked has now shut down. This kidney, if left untreated for just a few days,
I’ve seen my mother struggle, but smile through it all. She remained faithful and believed that God would work all things out for her. The amount my faith my mother possesses is amazing, and she has always instilled a sense of religion and spirituality into me and my brother’s lives. The things she have sacrificed for us is unbelievable and I have no choice but to be thankful. She has always stressed the importance of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you, education, hard work, and perseverance. Along with our struggles were some fun times. We would do little shopping errands on weekends at Target and maybe the mall sometimes. She made birthdays and Christmas worth it every year. For our birthdays, my mom made sure we always at least had a cake or cupcakes if we had nothing else. And on Christmas day, she never promised us what we asked for, but somehow she always made sure we had exactly what we asked for and more. I admire my mom for this because she never set us up for a disappointment or a “let down,” and we learned the true meaning of Christmas. My little brother, who is now 17, is a handful. He has always been a character and can definitely get a laugh out of you. Being a big sister, I had to care for my brother at times when we were younger because my mom had to work. This helped surface my independence and reliability. He has helped me become more responsible for my actions and
I sat anxiously in a hospital waiting room eating the colorful candy, Starburst, with my aunt. The wait seemed to drag on for eternity but finally my step-dad came through the doors exclaiming, “he’s here!” Becoming a big sister brought joy to my family, helped me cope with change, and develop a sense of responsibility.
Additionally, building this strong brother-to-sister relationship of trust with my own sisters, leads my focus on the members of my family, who has influenced my character more fully than anyone else. My Dad especially is probably my greatest example of all times whose character and integrity really touched me in various ways I could ever imagine. I really admired the way he led our family with great wisdom and counsel which helped me in my hard and difficult times. I only got to spend nineteen years of my life time with him due to his passing away while I was on my mission.
Ever since I can remember, my big sister Barbara has been my heroine, my role model and, when needed, my substitute mother. She's beautiful, sweet, intelligent, funny and loving. Whatever she did I wanted to do, and consciously or not I emulated her: from choices in men (she favored creative types: photographers, filmmakers and writers for her; writers and musicians for me), personal style (though my Afro was never a big as hers), taste in music and even career choices.
I have wiped her tears when she cried, fed her, bathed her, and changed her diaper. I have organized other caregivers to be there when I could not be, and fought the state medical system to ensure she obtains what she needs to have the quality of life she deserves. When it was time, I was the one who searched for, visited, and placed my sister in an assisted living facility.