One week Niven Hopkins thought he had a sore foot, and the next, he was facing a life-changing diagnosis.
By Niven Hopkins, as told to Newsweek
I was 26, fit and active. I went to the gym, ran regularly, and worked a physical job as an engineer. I didn’t feel ill.
So when my foot suddenly started hurting one evening in June 2024, kidney failure was the l... [5130 chars]