After Zavier got his kidney transplant, we were contacted by the Make A Wish Foundation. I’ve always thought that Make A Wish was for children who were dying, so it really freaked me out. However, the program actually grants wishes to kids who have critical illnesses, chronic kidney disease being one of those. So my…
I have 5 children, 4 of them are successfully potty trained. My girls potty trained the quickest, at 2 years old. 2 of my boys were 4 when they finally conquered potty training. And then there’s Zavier. He’s going to be turning 8 soon and he’s in the last size of pull up diapers. He’s…
Since Zavier has had a kidney transplant, he’s been on immunosuppressants since he was only 2 years old. His initial immunosuppressants consisted of tacrolimus and mycophenolate. Zavier was taking these for 4 years until he began to snore heavily and had pretty intense drooling. His father and I felt that the snoring was not usual…
Z is for Zavier 