The 6 Best Gifts to Give Someone With CKD or any Chronic Illness

December 24, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

This list is geared towards CKD because I have CKD and can relate to it. But, they can be adapted for anyone with any Chronic Illness. There is nothing worse than getting a gift that someone put no thought into at all. Or, you get invited somewhere for a holiday party or dinner, and there […]

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