When Kyle Terence Abanto was only 23 years old, his doctor delivered to him perhaps the worst news in his life: he had stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5), the end-stage of the illness that is currently incurable. The diagnosis handed to him was a life sentence, but one without iron bars, since in all likelihood, he would be attached to a dialysis machine for the rest of his life. From then on, creating normalcy in his daily affairs has been struggle. Now at 26 years old, Abanto is one of an estimated 7 million-plus young adult Filipinos who have developed […]... Keep on reading: Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common among young Filipinos