Bobby's Story

Bobby's Story

A few years after the birth of my oldest son I decided that it was a good idea to purchase life insurance.  I had always been pretty athletic growing up, playing sports and riding my mountain bike, but I wanted the comfort of knowing my family would be taken care of should something bad happen.  My best friend had just become an insurance agent so it made sense to apply.  Well, needless to say that I was denied for health reasons.  I was obviously concerned and saw my doctor right away.  Too much protein in the urine.  I saw a nephrologist and after several tests and the biopsy, I was diagnosed with FSGS. 

At first, I was scared and could not get over the fact that I had this disease.  However, I started researching FSGS and learned that my sports hero growing up, Alonzo Mourning, also had this disease that resulted in his transplant.  The more I read his inspiring story, as well as the thousands of others, I became more aware that, taking care of myself both physically and emotionally, I could win this battle. 

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