joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary 19- What Lies Ahead joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary Robert gets diabetes which forces both Robert and Vanessa to glimpse a dark future.
joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary Chapter 18- The Three Ladies joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary Grubbs takes into the final moments of three different patients and how different there lives can be.
joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary Chapter 17- Dirty White Boy joel topf July 24, 2017 Commentary Dr. Grubbs research career makes other doctors uncomfortable. This surprises Her.
joel topf July 23, 2017 Commentary Chapter 16- Changing times joel topf July 23, 2017 Commentary Providing dialysis when patients shouldn't get it. Patients refusing dialysis when they should get it.
joel topf July 23, 2017 Commentary Chapter 15- Ready or Not joel topf July 23, 2017 Commentary Some patients don't want to start dialysis when they need to. This is difficult for doctors. It is dangerous for patients.
joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary Chapter 14- Expectations joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary How does donating a kidney affect couples. How grateful should the donor be? How should they express this gratitude?
joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary Chapter 13- Horses joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary Tim Yau reviews chapter 13 and tells us why it matters to him.
joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary Chapter 12- Zebras joel topf July 22, 2017 Commentary Grubbs takes us back to Roberts initial diagnosis and discusses how Zebras turn into horses.
joel topf July 20, 2017 Commentary Chapter 11- Babies joel topf July 20, 2017 Commentary Babies during residency. Fertility treatment during fellowship. Dr. Grubbs writes about combining procreation with residency, kidney transplants and kidney donation.
joel topf July 20, 2017 Commentary Chapter 10- Her joel topf July 20, 2017 Commentary How Vanessa falls in love with the kidney despite being bruised by her nephrology fellowship.
joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Chapter 9- Knuckleheads and Nerds joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary The book takes us through the formative years of both Vanesa and Robert. Who do you think was the knucklehead?
joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Chapter 8- The Candle is Lit joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Vanessa and Robert get married and Vanessa provides some details from her childhood, including the reason she became a doctor.
joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Chapter 7- Another Dialysis Machine joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Robert kidney continues to give troubles. Another surgery. More Dialysis. A proposal.
joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary Chapter 6- Complications joel topf July 19, 2017 Commentary In Complications Robert and Vanessa experience the full gamut of emotions as the kidney starts out great but runs into trouble.
joel topf July 18, 2017 Commentary Chapter 5- Peanut in a Box of Worms joel topf July 18, 2017 Commentary The history of kidney transplant in the time it takes to harvest the author's kidney.
