Success Made to Last with Roshanda Turner discussing National Kidney Month

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL AMERICANS ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, OR C-K-D RARELY DOES THIS CONDITION PRESENT ANY SYMPTOMS IN ITS EARLY STAGES, RESULTING IN UP TO 90-PERCENT OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED, NOT BEING AWARE THAT THEY HAVE IT. IN SERIOUS CASES, A PATIENT WILL NEED DIALYSIS AND EVEN A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. THAT’S THE SITUATION FOR OUR GUEST, ROSHANDA, A FRESENIUS [Freh-SEN-ee-us] KIDNEY CARE PATIENT WHO JOINS US NOW TO TALK ABOUT MANAGING THE DISEASE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CHOICERARELY DOES THIS CONDITION PRESENT ANY SYMPTOMS IN ITS EARLY STAGES, RESULTING IN UP TO 90-PERCENT OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED, NOT BEING AWARE THAT THEY HAVE ITIN SERIOUS CASES, A PATIENT WILL NEED DIALYSIS AND EVEN A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.THAT’S THE SITUATION FOR OUR GUEST, ROSHANDA, A FRESENIUS [Freh-SEN-ee-us] KIDNEY CARE PATIENT WHO JOINS US DURING NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH TO TALK ABOUT MANAGING THE DISEASE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CHOICE WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE? HOW ARE YOU MANAGING YOUR DISEASE TODAY? WHAT CAN OTHERS LEARN FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE? WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT ADVICE YOU CAN PROVIDE TO OTHERS AT RISK OR GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE? HOW CAN PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT CKD, AND SCREENING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS? BIO-Roshanda Turner  Roshanda Turner is a patient advocate who is passionate about educating others about kidney failure and home dialysis. Since her diagnosis, Roshanda has trained on how to do her hemodialysis treatment at home and is now on the kidney transplant list. She has two children, 22-year-old and a 7-year-old, and lives in Massachusetts. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, feng shui and meditation.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.