My Mom's Chronic Kidney Disease

I can remember seeing my mom curled up on the floor moaning in pain but refusing help. None of us knew what to do or how to help. Eventually, we knew that something had to be done. She finally agreed to get some help and learned that she had developed chronic kidney disease. In this case my mom developed chronic kidney disease through genes passed down to her, and in fact her uncle had suffered from chronic kidney disease as well. Chronic kidney disease is a slowly progressive disease, and by the time my mom had found out she was in need of a kidney transplant. My mom was put on the list for a transplant and given a pager. All we had to do now was wait for a donor. Simple right? This eventually turned into three years of dialysis, blood testing,