The Solace Tree

Maria Isidoro Schalalci A Petite Mail-Order Bride From The Orient Is The Second Wife Of Albert Schalaci A Lanky Stubborn Fanatic Who Has Kidney Failure But Refuses To Accept The Standard Form Of Medicine. Explanations Constant Urgings And Threats Fail To Dissuade Him From His Unorthodox Ways And Belief. He Insists On His Own Herbal Remedies With Near-Deadly Consequences. Despite His Curmudgeonly Personality However She Stays With Him Perseveres And Tolerates His Shenanigans. Only Through Her Vicarious Sacrifices Determination And Tenacity Her Husband Escapes The Inevitable. The Willow Tree By The Pond Her Retreat For Prayers Meditation And A Hiding Place From Her Obnoxious Husband Helps Maintain Her Sanity. This Story Although A Dramatization Is Based On The Author'S Professional Knowledge And Personal Experiences With Renal Failure And Its Treatment. It Portrays Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (Ckd): The Etiologies Symptomatology Physiology Processes And Benefits Of The Accepted Treatment Options. It Is An Aid To The Understanding Of The Plight Of Patients And Families With Ckd: Their Miseries Frustrations Disappointments And The Successes And Failures In The Quest For Compatible Kidney Donors. The Author Aims To Give The Readers And The Public A Better Understanding Of The Disease'S Processes And Its Ultimate Remedy Kidney Transplantation And Hopes To Erase The Clouds Of Doubt Skepticism And Fear. Life Is Sweet Help The Unfortunates.