Let s start with the obvious: No one wants to lose a kidney. But if you ve got cancer, sometimes, you have no choice. And though it may feel like the end of the world to have to give up an actual organ, we promise it’s just the beginning to your journey back to health. The truth is, you only need one functioning kidney to live a healthy life, and usually your body adapts quickly to single-organ status. To understand what life is like with just one kidney, it helps to go back to the point where two became one. Here’s what typically happens.
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Supporting Those Left Behind During the Pandemic Santosh Kesari, M.D.
As I write this, COVID-19 has taken the lives of nearly 300,000 Americans. Each death leaves behind a circle of survivors – family members, friends, co-workers and neighbors – struggling with the loss.
Family members or caregivers, in particular, may suffer the most. They may have cared for their loved one at home for weeks, watching in terror as symptoms intensified, hoping to see the tide turn. Others were left in shock at the speed of the virus, which took their loved one in a matter of days. They may feel intense grief or guilt that they could not be with their loved one in the hospital to provide comfort or say goodbye.
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