Stephen's Journey: Stocking Stuffer

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Stocking Stuffer

I found a link to this seller on Etsy the other day while surfing through some PKD blogs and websites and thought that these necklaces would make a great Christmas gift or stocking stuffer for the ladies in my life. Etsy seller, TwiningVineDesigns, makes these adorable little pendants in the shape of a kidney and then donates $25 from the sale of each necklace to the PKD Foundation. How great is that?! The necklaces come in single or double kidneys and in polished or hammered sterling silver.

Here's a picture of the double necklace courtesy of TwiningVineDesigns

You can find her Etsy page here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/57895381/pkd-awareness-double-kidney-pendant

He doesn't know it yet, but I already bought myself one as a Christmas gift to me from my hubby!!! :)

1 comment:

AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 6:02 AM
What a beautiful, precious idea!
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Our Crazy Kidney Life

As many of you already know, our son Stephen, was born with a very rare kidney disease called Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD). When the disease was discovered during my 27th week of pregnancy, Stephen was given a less than 1% chance of living more than a few hours past birth. He was to have such severely underdeveloped lungs that the doctors said he would likely not even take one breath. However, on January 4, 2011, we were granted our 1st miracle - and Stephen came into this world crying (and breathing!) and fighting for his life with fierce determination. At 6 days old he had BOTH of his kidneys removed and began peritoneal dialysis. Stephen came home from the hospital when he was 59 days old requiring 12 hours of dialysis every night as well as enteral (feeding tube) feeds during the day and overnight.

On May 9, 2013, we were granted our 2nd miracle, in the form of a new kidney from an extremely generous friend. Stephen received a kidney from a non-related living donor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He spent 13 days in the hospital recovering from his big surgery and ever since has been living life the fullest! His life is still a delicate balance of medications and weekly lab work, but he's an extremely vibrant, loving, active 2.5 year old.

This blog is Stephen's journey told through my eyes (his mother's), thoughts, and emotions, with extreme highs and lows. But there's no way we would be where we are today without all of the support, thoughts and prayers from our family, friends, and readers! Thank you!!