There have been some complaints that we parents aren’t pictured on our Photo Fun Friday posts. Here’s a picture from the recent Walk for PKD that has us in our matching t-shirts.  I think we also look decent. Except maybe I could have spent a few more minutes on my hair.

Our t-shirts say "Got Kidneys? Share a Spare!" We thought that was very clever.

This was a hard day on Gage. He’d not been feeling well. For the first time – ever – he’d not been able to run in the race. He was pulled for the entire mile in a wagon. Just the day before we had labs drawn and learned his kidney function was dangerously low. I knew that our doctor would want to start dialysis. I knew it and yet I didn’t believe it until Gage was being rolled in to have a catheter put in 4 days later. I’ve learned that my heart has the capacity to bear more sadness. As each phase of this disease progresses we accept more and move on. Partly because the kids demand it and partly because it helps the kids accept their own next step in the process. If we’re not comfortable with what is happening, the kids have more anxiety and us adding to their anxiety is not acceptable. They have to work through enough without worrying why we’re worrying.

So, there. Back to cute kid photos next Friday.