{"id":447566,"date":"2017-12-16T01:41:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T01:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/i-have-battled-kidney-disease-for-over-10-years-survivors-story\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T01:41:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T01:41:09","slug":"i-have-battled-kidney-disease-for-over-10-years-survivors-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/i-have-battled-kidney-disease-for-over-10-years-survivors-story\/","title":{"rendered":"I have battled Kidney disease for over 10 years &#8211; Survivors story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday, 16 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>rainbowradioonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/74970400.295.jpg\" alt=\"Journalist Kidney\" title=\"Journalist Kidney\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Abigail N.M Ashley, Journalist, radio and TV presenter<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513388469_637_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Journalist, radio and TV presenter, Abigail N.M Ashley, a survivor of chronic kidney stage 4 (CKD St4), has shared a hallowing experience of her survival.   <\/p>\n<p>In a chilling interview with Sokoo Hemaa Kukua on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Ashley said, she once considered suicide because of the pain she saw her mother go through due to her situation. <\/p>\n<p>She said at the point of committing the suicide, she received a call from her Godmother who invited her to church and that was where she rescinded her decision to take her own life. <\/p>\n<p>According to her, the pastor at the church, told her she was not going to die as declared by doctors and it was at that point, I said to myself, I will not take my own life but will rather live and share my story for others to be inspired.   <\/p>\n<p>Abigail Ashley said her decision to share her story was borne out of the fact that, God was graceful to her although she has battled with kidney disease for over 10 years. Her journey she indicated has been bumpy but God has been  very faithful and I have learnt to trust him, she told the host.<\/p>\n<p>In her book titled, \u2018\u2019A Decade of My Life Behind My Smiles\u2019\u2019, Abigail said she saw her situation (CKD) as someone  \u2018\u2019swallowing crocodiles\u2019\u2019.   <\/p>\n<p>According to her, it got to a time she was concentrating on other things instead of her condition and she once went to the hospital and was asked to stay away from salt and other  meals and when she took the advice, she realized her condition had improved.   <\/p>\n<p>Abigail said after the fourth year, she was waiting to die in the fifth year and so within those five years, she started educating people on kidney disease.   <\/p>\n<p>She also revealed that through her radio show, she met a philanthropist who paid for her transplant in India.<\/p>\n<p>However, when I travelled to Indian, I was asked to go back to Ghana because the transplant could not be done because they felt if I continue taking my drugs and diet as directed by my dietician, I will be improving.   <\/p>\n<p>Persons on dialysis he said spends more than GHc1500 on daily basis but for her, her cost is less because she is not on dialysis.   <\/p>\n<p>Getting diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is life changing, but there are treatments for every stage to help manage your health\u2014and allow you to thrive. <\/p>\n<p>It has been established that, kidney failure advances and the organ&#8217;s function is severely impaired, dangerous levels of waste and fluid can rapidly build up in the body.   <\/p>\n<p>Treatment is aimed at stopping or slowing down the progression of the disease &#8211; this is usually done by controlling its underlying cause. Common symptoms include blood in urine, high blood pressure, and fatigue. Causes include diabetes and specific kidney diseases, which includes polycystic kidney disease. <\/p>\n<p>There is no cure for chronic kidney disease, which means treatment is focussed on reducing symptoms. Diagnosis commonly occurs after blood tests, kidney scans, or biopsy. <\/p>\n<p>The most common signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease include: <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         anemia <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         blood in urine <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         dark urine <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         decreased mental alertness <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         decreased urine output <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         edema &#8211; swollen feet, hands, and ankles (face if edema is severe) <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         fatigue (tiredness) <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         hypertension (high blood pressure) <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         insomnia <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         itchy skin, can become persistent <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         loss of appetite <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         male inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction) <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         more frequent urination, especially at night <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         muscle cramps <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         muscle twitches <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         nausea <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         pain on the side or mid to lower back <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         panting (shortness of breath) <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         protein in urine <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         sudden change in bodyweight   <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         unexplained headaches<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 32 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Saturday, 16 December 2017 Source: rainbowradioonline.com 2017-12-16 Abigail N.M Ashley, Journalist, radio and TV presenter Journalist, radio and TV presenter, Abigail N.M Ashley, a survivor of chronic kidney stage 4 (CKD St4), has shared a hallowing experience of her survival. 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