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Podcast: She Flourishes with Brenda Jasmin
Episode: 142. Krista’s Search for a Kidney: A Story of Resilience, Courage and Holding Onto Hope
Description: How do you stay hopeful when your life turns upside down?In this raw, compassionate conversation, sisters Krista Merkley and Laurie Bruce open up about polycystic kidney disease (PKD), stage 5 kidney failure, the search for a living donor, and the real work of holding on to hope.We talk about what resilience really looks like, not the everyday version, but the kind you find when you’re facing 10% kidney function, dialysis waiting in the wings, and learning to ask for help, even when it’s hard to find the courage to do so.Kris...