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Corey B. King

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

I Match Energy

Jun 27

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

Last Man Standing

Jun 18

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

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

Apr 27

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

I’m Tired

Apr 20

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

Mar 29

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

One More Miracle Left

I had felt bad for weeks. Everything that I ate, I vomited. The only thinamg that I could keep on my stomach was Bojangles’ fried chicken…

Nov 20, 2022

Nov 20, 2022

Reason, Season, or Lifetime

Since having MS, there are those days when life beats me down. Not that I am depressed per se, but those days when I feel the gravitational…

Jan 6, 2022

Reason, Season, or Lifetime

Jan 6, 2022

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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