I THOUGHT I WAS HEALTHY

Long Description

I Thought I Was Healthy is the powerful true story of Kenneth Cosmos’s journey from feeling perfectly healthy to discovering that his kidneys were silently failing. What began with high blood pressure and protein being discovered in his urine eventually led to kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis, repeated infections, haemodialysis three times a week and, ultimately, a life-changing kidney transplant.

Through his personal experiences, Kenneth takes readers beyond the medical terminology and into the everyday reality of living with kidney failure—when his home became a dialysis unit, when food and even water had to be carefully managed, when treatment consumed hours of his week, when illness affected his work and family life, and when he continued to hold on to faith and hope while receiving the medical care that kept him alive.

But this is not simply a book for people with kidney disease. At its heart is a message for anyone who has ever said, “I feel fine, so I must be fine.” Kenneth shares what his journey taught him about knowing your numbers, understanding blood pressure, paying attention to appropriate blood and urine tests, listening to your body and becoming an active participant in your own health without panic or self-diagnosis.

I Thought I Was Healthy is a story of health, family, faith, medicine, survival and another opportunity at life. It is written to encourage greater awareness—not fear—and to remind every reader of one simple truth:

You have only one body. Know your numbers. Understand your status. Look after it.