Life after renal failure
Friday, August 05, 2016

Tsiane
When the doctor broke the news that my diagnosis indicated chronic kidney failure, I thought he was playing a crude, cruel joke and would surely say the remedial words: “just kidding”.
However, I soon realised that he was not joking at all. Chronic kidney failure?
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