Walking On Water — Shalana Jordan

This week’s solar eclipse got me thinking about the last time we had one, in 2017. At the time, I was running a thriving preschool with over 100 students. I’d gone on the trip of a lifetime…

The snap of a nitrile glove going on my nurse’s hand catches my attention and diverts my gaze from my phone. I see her holding a butterfly needle as she prepares to give me my second stick of…

Renal failure, liver failure, hemolytic anemia, 18 blood transfusions, plasmapheresis, dialysis, chemotherapy, post-traumatic stress disorder, heart damage, permanent uterine damage, and a mini-stroke — I never expected any of this, or to be dying at the age…

Water hits my head for the first time in five long weeks, and feeling it flow down my back is like being reborn. I never knew how much a simple shower could heal my soul. I slowly raise my…

“You’re dying.” That was my introduction to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), and I’d never heard of it. On that day, my whole world turned upside down. In September 2020, I was at the top of my game.

We take medication to get better after an illness or to keep us healthy when we have a problematic condition. I’ve never liked taking medicines, but with my atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and several comorbidities, I have…