Starting dialysis is more than a medical event—it's a deeply emotional, psychological, and life-altering transition. For many patients coping with chronic kidney disease (CKD), beginning dialysis marks a new chapter filled with uncertainty, vulnerability, and fear.
Whether you are a patient or a caregiver, dealing with a serious health condition can bring uncertainty, worry & anxiety.
As news broke of the COVID-19 virus entering the UK, the reality of the pandemic began to set in; but it wasn’t until I was identified as being clinically extremely vulnerable that I really felt threatened. I received a text message from the government on April 7, 2020, instructing me to shield for 12 weeks [...]
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Up until two weeks ago many of us were finalizing our travel plans for March break. Then suddenly the news channels began bombarding us with Coronavirus news. The World Health Organization subsequently labeled COVID-19 known as a pandemic. Emotional responses included anxiety states and even panic attacks. With added information that people over 60 and [...]
It is believed that every stressful or disturbing incident/ accident leaves a mark behind. The effects are not solely physical but also emotional and psychological. The medical term for this is “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”. These upsetting feelings and anxieties don’t go away, with symptoms that can be both physical (fatigue, racing heartbeat, aches, nightmares, [...]
