Proud
@SDSU
alumni •
@NKF
Advocate & transplant kidney recipient • Working in healthcare, sharing my journey with kidney disease •
#DonateLife
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@Padres
Hey y’all, my health is declining fairly quick
I am looking for a kidney donor before I end up on dialysis again. My blood type is O+
Please help by retweeting and sharing! Thanks 🫡
My medical labs weren’t good today. Kidney is failing faster (stage 5 kidney failure GFR 15), and my energy isn’t super high. These results sum up this year for me in a sense.
I was forced out of my job because of my health and employer retaliation due to this. I went back to
@kelsieswrites
Amazing to read. My condolences. Thank you for making such an impact. Heading towards 14 years on my transplant journey and it really is life changing 💚
Why anyone listens to Codie is beyond me. When life hits you (and it will), the last thing on your mind is your work. Enjoy the pottery, enjoy the pickleball, cherish the laughs with friends, the early morning bike ride or golf round. What a grifter. Twitter is so full of these
This is the worst take I’ve ever seen. It makes me so angry
My wife works in oncology. A lot of her patients die
The heartbreaking cases are in their 40-50s. They share their regrets, what they’d do differently. They cry
You know what they never say?
“I wish I’d worked more”
Some big news today, my dad was approved for paired donation! I won’t be receiving his kidney, but someone else will. What that means: living kidney donors are swapped for the best possible outcomes for their recipients. I’m beyond grateful for my parents and their sacrifices 🙏
Hey y’all, my health is declining fairly quick
I am looking for a kidney donor before I end up on dialysis again. My blood type is O+
Please help by retweeting and sharing! Thanks 🫡
@Clubhouse
Don’t give energy to toxic people. Keep up regular exercise. Learn how to cook. Begin to understand financial literacy. Read more. Spend more time outdoors. Spend less on material goods. Forgive grudges. Celebrate your friend’s wins. Pick up a hobby, a long term project, a goal.
Great news from my doctor today: my kidney transplant is NOT rejecting. I’m super relieved and feel like I can rest again
Thanks for all the support, friends! Truly 🙏🏽
Update: The doctor said I suffered from an acute kidney injury of some kind—unknown cause—but my body healed and it went away within the few days. My levels are back to normal or at least from where I was in March. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers. They must have worked
I’m 29, soon 30. I can smoke a PT test and look able bodied. ✨However✨ I’m on a strict regiment of immunosuppressives for my kidney transplant; I also—technically—have kidney disease. I appear on
@CDCgov
’s list twice for high risk individuals.
#HighRiskCA
If a draft proposal is adopted by the city council, the San Diego neighborhood could have 50,000 new residents, one-ways, 20- to 30-story high rises, streetcars from downtown and a tram to Mission Valley.
@xeni
been home for 9 months now due to high risk category. i’m also privileged to be able to stay home. two often can’t compete together. very fortunate
Hey everyone, I need your help. Please retweet and share, spread this message as far as you can. I am begging you. Unfortunately the time to start planning my next kidney transplant has begun, and time is of the essence. I’m trying to avoid going on dialysis again. Much love 🧡💚
Life is hard sometimes, that’s okay. I’m so grateful for my wife who has been by my side everyday—after her own nursing shifts. I am so thankful for the level of care I’ve received at Scripps as well. Roll with the punches and party till impact 🤘
Hey everyone, my mom made a website for me to help me find a kidney donor. Here it is:
I’d appreciate any help in retweeting and sharing the word. Thanks a lot ✌️
Feeling a little better today. Antibiotic, shot in stomach, CT scan, ultrasound, and x ray all done yesterday. Kidney function is okay, and virus is working itself out of my body.
Thank you all for checking in and for the thoughts and prayers, I really appreciate it! 💪🏽
Learning my dad was approved to donate is amazing news, but it also reminds me that both my parents have now donated a piece of themselves to effectively give me a longer life. Hard to summarize, and a lot to process.
There is the trope of parental love knowing no bounds, but I
Just had one of the worst four hours of my life. My fiancés dog (our shared dog) was just hit by a car and killed today. I am at a loss of words. I’ll miss you Buddy Boy, we were so excited to have you walk down the aisle with our rings. This is so unfair
One of the greatest privileges of my life: advocating for those living with kidney disease and without a voice for themselves. Proud to represent Region 9 for
@NKF_Advocacy
. Thank you
@nkf
for the amazing opportunity! We had productive and informative meetings with
Well, my kidney function IS NOT improving. Honestly this is less than ideal. Mentally, I’m a bit checked out—it’s tough trying to beipositive all the time. Today I’m the statue, other days I’m the bird.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
my friend
@martyrdison
, founder of
@LedaHealthC
, is on a powerful mission to change how sexual assault is handled
she’s talented, funny, smarter than just about everyone i know. i’m lucky to call her a friend. give
@LedaHealthCo
a follow!
Heading to Washington DC next week with the
@nkf
to meet with congressional members and discuss kidney disease.
I’m really excited and honored to have this opportunity. I was also selected to be a committee leader for Region 9, which covers Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Here’s a pic of me 12 years ago on dialysis & another pic of me last month. Today I celebrated 12 years with my kidney transplant and full health. Never take your health for granted and cherish the small moments. Thanks friends, I’ll see you at 13! 💚
@nkf
@DonateLife
I miss my life. I’ve had so much discipline to weather the storm but part of me feels like I’m destined to be a hermit forever. Mentally, this is all very taxing to say the least. This is a defeating article to say the least. We need help.
I’ve been informed that my future wife has selected a wedding dress (she texted me). I’m feeling right a lot of emotions right now, but the first thing that comes to mind is luck. I feel extremely lucky and grateful to be where I am today. I hope everyone can feel this way once
🚨Today I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The vaccine is safe! It’s especially important for individuals like myself who are solid organ transplant recipients. There are millions of others like me who are waiting for their vaccine. We need awareness!
#HighRiskCA
🚨
There are two ways to promote women in this industry;
One is for women to say “hey guys, hire us you should have more of us!” That’s the most common and not my style.
I prefer “hey ladies, check out this industry you will love it and here is why…”
The last one is where my
Last NYE I was sitting on my couch—alone—watching the ball drop on CNN. I was depressed and miserable.
This morning I woke up next to my fiancé, went to get some frutas with her & enjoy the morning before she went to work.
A year is a long time. Enjoy the ride. 2022 commence.
@TaylorLorenz
water is wet. miss me with money doesn’t buy happiness bs. money buys healthcare (in the US), money buys groceries, money keeps you housed.
Today is World Kidney Day, a day that holds great importance to me. I have received word from the San Diego Convention Center that tomorrow, they will light the sails orange for National Kidney Month. I am really excited to see this tomorrow evening. If you're in San Diego,
Shoutout to
@public
and their team! Especially to
@katieeperry
and
@vctoriaknox
for their great community building. Thanks for the rad hat. The only thing left is the duffel bag for when I secure the bag. Love y’all 💙
Posting this today. I met this guy at the driving range. He is helping his best friend get a kidney. I’m here to help spread the word as a transplant recipient. I know how precious the gift of life is 💚
I am so thankful and blessed to have amazing parents who helped me put on my rehearsal dinner with my closest family and friends. Tomorrow is going to be one of the best days of my life
Heard from my doctors today. I start my pre kidney transplant work up in two weeks time. From there we’ll have a solid timeline built out and to figure out where we are with things
Here are some photos from our engagement shoot. I’m really blown away. I am so lucky, truly. There are no words
SO to Cristeal Felien for the amazing photos.