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This is an excellent site for CRF and other symptoms associated with kidney failure in cats. A must read for any cat owner!!!!! 

 Therefore if your cat is showing any of the symptoms listed below, I strongly urge you to seek an early appointment with your vet, since no matter what might be causing the symptoms, the earlier you obtain a diagnosis (whether of CRF or some other condition), the more effectively you can start treating your cat.

 Although the number of symptoms may appear overwhelming, you will not necessarily see all these symptoms, and which ones you see at any one time will depend upon the severity of your cat's CRF and his/her own particular weaknesses. Often you may only need to use one or two treatment methods in order to effect a real improvement in your cat's condition - simply controlling dehydration and stomach acid is all that many cats need.

 

 

I am 35yrs old and have been disabled for a year now due to kidney failure and being on dialysis. my husband and I have a large mortgage and credit card bills that have become too hard to keep up with due to the loss of my income of $84K/yr. I am getting disability but that is 1/4 of what i was making before i had to stop work. My husbands income narely pays the mortgage. We have 2 dogs and my mother living with us, she was diagnosed with breast canmcaer this past year. We are in desperate need of some help. I have been searching for grants but keep coming to dead ense. are there any out there for people in our situation or any financial help for us???

desperate for help

I drive pizza since being hosp. w/kidney failure 44X/4 yrs. and have scraped by for 6 yrs. now but car trouble is the last straw and I can see no way of making my Sept. rent of $800.  My hrs. have been cut from 60/wk. to 39 and a couple side painting jobs have not made up the loss.  I am not afraid of hard work nor long hrs. just kidney failure and losing my place.  I don't expect any help but you cannot get it if you don't ask so if anyone out there knows of any org., etc. I will pay them back when I am on my feet.

HELLO MY NAME,MARCUS I AM A KIDNEY PATIENT I WAS A WORKER IN THE WORKING WORLD FOR OVER 30YRS UNTIL MY SICKNESS. NOW I AM BEHIND IN MY MEDICIAL BILLS DO TO MY ILLNESS AND A BIG REDUCTION IN MONEY I AM .ASKING FOR HELP IN RASING MONEY SO I CAN PAY OFF MY BILLS AND RISE MONEY TO BUY A KIDNEY,SO I CAN GET AND TRANSPLANT. SO I CAN GO BACK ON THE PAYROLL AND PAY MY TAXES AGAIN AND BE PROUD OF MY SELF AGAIN.PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRICATE IT PLEASE CONTACT ME AT STOKESMARCUS@MSN.COM OR AT716-316-2811 THANK-YOU.

Please check out the links to the right of the page to learn more about the medical conditions.. It will tell the early signs and symptoms which could save someones life..

This is a space dedicated to my son Justin and the medical conditions that are slowly taking his life.. A little over 2 years ago he was diagnosed with a rare disease known as Wegeners Granulomatosis.  It is both an autoimmune and vascular disease to which there is no cure for..  It is treatable and if caught early enough can even go into remisssion.  However, without medication and going untreated the disease is deadly and can take you quickly.  There are differents stages of Wegeners.. It includes the sinuses, lungs, skin, joints, eyes, kidney, heart and all vital organs. 

Also Justin is now at Stage 5 Chronic Renal Failure, which is known as "End Stage" Renal Failure.   His life will now consist of dialysis 3 times a week for the remainder of his life, however long or short of time that may be.

I want to make people aware of theses medical condtions.  Maybe it could prevent another child to have to face what Justin has at such a young age by letting people learn the early signs and symptoms...   

Thanks for taking the time to visit our space here on Aidpage.

i am a 36 year old new father. one week after my daughter was born i went into kidney

failure. i was rushed in to emergency surgery and now on dialisis. i have lost my job and am

now disabled. i am tryin to hold on to my apartment for my family. we are stuglin and need

any kind of help. i was approved for ssi but there is a five month waiting period. we cant

wait that long. please anyone

My name is Evonne,

I have three kids, in March of 07 I had kidney faillure. Since that time my finances have dissappeared. I am facing eviction, I dont have any family or friends in this area. I really need help.  If I could get myself out of the bind I can get back to life like it use to be.

I hope someone can help me

I dont  have much time

Hi,

I am an African American male living in the New York City area.  I am a survivor of kidney failure.  I am currently on kidney dialysis three times per week.  I am awaiting for a kidney transplant.  I am financially strapped due to my treatments and ill health.  I need financial help in paying my rent and bills.  I will live thru this disease and sickness.  Please help me if you can.  My income had dropped due to my illness and I am trying to lead a normal life.  If you can help me, I really appreciate it. 

May God bless you and keep you strong.  If you have any questions, please contact me at bigsweetdaddy00@yahoo.com. 

Hi. My name is Elli Argenti.  I live in Daleville, AL. I moved down here from Lorain, OH in Dec. 2005 so that I could be close to my mom and sisters. I am dying. I have a kidney disease called Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPG) Type I. My kidney function at this time is about 8%.  I have been on dialysis since March 2006. My sister, Jeanette, has offered her kidney. We have been evaluated several times by 3 different facilities and we are hoping that UAB (University of Alabama) will come through for us and approve a kidney transplant. I am now 48. I was married for 21 years, divorced in 2003 and have 2 boys, 21 and 19. I'm not working. I have worked since I was 16, with 2 years off when I had the boys. When I moved here, I looked for a job that would pay at least $10/hr. They are far and few between. You are lucky if you make $6.50/hr. That's considered pretty good for these parts. Sure, there's a military base right here and there's civilian contractors and the Civil Service, but you have to wait for someone to die or sleep with the entire department to get a job. I just don't have the time for that nonsense. I have no degree, but I have some college. Apparently, 30 years of experience doesn't matter. I applied for disability in March. While my kidney function has rapidly deteriorated since May 2004, I still continued to work. I had to pay rent and utilities and living expenses. Because I stopped working in December on my own to move here, my disability didn't start for Social Security purposes until March when I went on dialysis, even though I was in End Stage Renal Disease for the past 2 years. I worked and that was not allowed. SS makes you wait 6 months before they give you a disability check, so mine will come in September. I don't know how they expect you to live those 6 months without help. I understand the waiting period is to see if you get better, but if you are dying of kidney disease, you aren't gonna get better. I'm getting a small amount of SSI, but it's pretty much gone as soon as I write the checks for rent and utilties. My disability check will be somewhat bigger, but I still have to pay for medication that I will have to take for the rest of my life in addition to the usual expenses of day to day living. Medicare will pay for 80% of my drugs for 3 years.  Some of these drugs are in the hundreds of dollars, others just a few. I refuse to die because I can't afford my medication if I have the transplant. I will have some expenses that insurance will not pay. My mom and sisters help out as they can, but mom is on SS herself (old age - ha!) and my sisters have their own expenses and responsibilities. I am seeing a wonderful man, Gary, who is very supportive emotionally (he's still here even though I am sick) and helps out financially when he can (he has bills too -- don't we all?) I do not intend to remain disabled forever and I sure as hell don't want to die. I pray that I will have this transplant and be healthy again. But even if I do, it will take some time. I really do want to go back to work (crazy but jeez I am so bored at home).  And I want to get married again. But I can't do either until I am healthy. I cried when I called SS to apply for disability. I cried some more when the wonderful lady there told me that I could get SSI and food stamps (which I didn't take.)  The indignity was almost too much to bear. If anyone out there can help...and I know there are so many people out there needing help...I would be so grateful. I will try to help anyone I can by pledging what I can afford. I hate asking other people for help. It makes me feel like I failed somewhere in my life with my choices. I know that's silly, but here I am at 48 years old, asking strangers for help. It's very humbling.

I HAVE UPDATED THIS POST A LITTLE:  I still live in Daleville, AL, home to Ft. Rucker Aviation  -- helicopter headquarters of the Army. Married my fella from Ohio who followed me here and helped me in more ways than I can tell you while I went through the kidney crisis; I'm 51 yrs. old now, but I look pretty darn good for an old lady; mom to 2 boys who are adults (kinda); own 2 greyhounds, Murphy & Buster who were adopted from Ebro Race Track, Florida and an Old English Bulldog, Blaze...adopted from a US Army Soldier stationed at Ft. Benning; Alabama is still a very very hot state where the corn crop has literally burned before our eyes for the last 3 years. I sold the Z24 that was sitting in my driveway for the last 3 years. The firewall had been rusted out when I bought it -- and I didn't know and drove it all the way here from Ohio on the pothole filled interstate. When I had a little money, I did take it to the local guys to look at, but they said it would cost way more than what it was worth. Sold it to this really great couple from Georgia a few months ago.  I was born in Germany and I am a US citizen.  I sang in a collegiate choir for 7 years with little 18, 19 and 20 yr. old babies and even got asked out on a date by one of them (I didn't go -- married at the time, plus my oldest son would have had a stroke).  My eyebrows are tatooed on.  I got it done in 1999 after years of penciling them on like a 40's movie star or a hooker.  My kids were horrified if I took them to school without them on. I taught junior high drama for 7 years at a Catholic school (what a trip -- I'm still recovering).  I have been a Boy Scout leader for over 12 years (I did give it up last year after my son got his Eagle Scout badge).  I met Robert Beltran (First Officer Chakotay) from Star Trek Voyager and John deLancie who played Q in Star Trek Next Generation at separate Sci-Fi conventions in Cleveland. I was dying of kidney disease. Now I have new kidney. My sister, J, donated on September 19, 2006 at University of Alabama at Birmingham Transplant Center. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! Stayed in B-Town for several weeks going to see my fantastic doctors every day, doing labs, eating real food, like Chinese and Italian. Doing fabulous. Taking handfuls of meds everyday, but it's a small price to pay for being alive. As I said, formally married my guy from Ohio on August 23, 2008. It was a small wedding that was almost torpedoed by Tropical Storm Rita or whatever her name was. The power was out at the house for most of the day. Have you ever tried to put makeup on using candlelight and a flashlight?! Pretty much singed off whatever little hair I had left on the eyebrows and just about blinded myself from the reflection of the flashlight in the mirror! Was 45 minutes late to my own wedding and almost made my poor kid take the chance of jumping out of a speeding car hydroplaning on the highway rather than die with a terrified look on his face. After all the scares I had with him driving, that almost made the entire day! Less than half my guests made it because of the weather, but, boy, was it a great party! Life is great.

There were a couple of people who helped me out financially while I was down. My sister, K, helped out a lot. My mom was great during the 18 months I was out. Lots of people sent prayers, which also helped enormously. My dad came and brought me home from B-Town. He lives in Ohio and drove here just for that purpose. It was great, because I hadn't seen him for almost a year since we moved to Bama. My friend, Monica, called me every day. I had a lot of people thinking about me. I am eternally grateful to everyone.

The only really bad thing that happened during that time was that Gary got let go from his job at TRA aka Andrews Trucking the day after Thanksgiving. After getting their butts out of an audit fire with the DOT for their horrible safety record, they decided that they didn't like him anymore and let him go. The real reason is that he wanted all the drivers to drive within the laws...no speeding, off the road after the required 14 hours, keep accurate logs, etc. and these fine Christian folks decided they wouldn't do it because breaking the law was making them big buck...especially one particular owner/operator. These are the same wonderful people who would call me in Birmingham and tell me that they were doing a prayer circle for me that day. They waited until after the holiday when Gary came into work that Friday to tell him. We had just spent Thanksgiving Day so grateful for what we had...my health, Gary's dream job, surrounded by my family that I couldn't be with when I was married to the other one...and then that happened. No warning. No severance pay. Nothing. We were devastated. I wasn't working and only had my disability coming in. These people were so nice to us and then to do this... But, you know, everyone pays the piper eventually.