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Corey B. King

When Medical Professionals Aren’t Professional

Next month is my dialysis anniversary and the anniversary of my second stroke, three years for both. The most unsettling aspect is that…

Feb 26

When Medical Professionals Aren’t Professional

Feb 26

I’m the Latest Casualty in Trump’s Amerikkka

I voted for Kamala Harris! There was no other choice for me, as a disabled Black man. Voting third party was essentially throwing a vote…

Feb 20

I’m the Latest Casualty in Trump’s Amerikkka

Feb 20

I Match Energy

I wish that I were more timid and quiet. After surviving two strokes, kidney failure, and an aneurysm, I wish that I could just stay in a…

Jun 27, 2024

I Match Energy

Jun 27, 2024

Last Man Standing

I don’t think I’ve been shy about my kidney journey. To experience full blown kidney failure at 45, to be placed on dialysis three days a…

Jun 18, 2024

Last Man Standing

Jun 18, 2024

It’s About My Kidney, Nothing More, Nothing Less

It’s been a week since I received the devastating news that due to an elevated PSA, I would go from the top of the kidney transplant list…

Apr 27, 2024

It’s About My Kidney, Nothing More, Nothing Less

Apr 27, 2024

I’m Tired

Just when I was getting accustomed to dialysis, meaning I learned how to manage my fluids well enough, so very little is extracted, the…

Apr 20, 2024

I’m Tired

Apr 20, 2024

I Needed A Miracle

I hadn’t felt good for weeks. Each time that I ate a meal, I would be in the bathroom fifteen minutes later, vomiting its contents. My…

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 29, 2024

When Life Gives You Lemons

There are days when I awaken feeling immensely grateful. I survived two strokes, sky high blood pressure, seventeen months on dialysis…

Aug 8, 2023

When Life Gives You Lemons

Aug 8, 2023

Jamie Foxx: Let him recover, and mind your business!

Comedian and actor, Jamie Foxx set off a firestorm due to an IG story where he posted about a friend who betrayed him. In common Black…

Aug 7, 2023

Aug 7, 2023

I’m on the transplant list!

After 17 months on dialysis, and countless medical tests, I am happy to report that I am on the kidney transplant list. I was initially…

Aug 4, 2023

I’m on the transplant list!

Aug 4, 2023

Corey B. King

Corey B. King

Writer, Professor. Published my second book, I Have Some Shit to Say, memoir/essay collection in 2018! You can find me on Twitter at @coreybking

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