To Kid or Not to Kid or d'apres Bellow,sharing his "private consciousness"

drawing by marguerita

.....fiction ought to address the great moral questions of human existence and “account for the mysterious circumstance of being,”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/books/09book.html
Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. When your kidneys fail, harmful wastes build up in your body, your blood pressure may rise, and your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells. When this happens, you need treatment to replace the work of your failed kidneys.

• Blood becomes more acidic, anemia develops, nerves are damaged, bone tissue deteriorates, and risk of atherosclerosis increases.
• Symptoms can include urinating at night, fatigue, nausea, itching, muscle twitching and cramps, loss of sensation, confusion, difficulty breathing, and yellow skin.
• Diagnosis is by blood and urine tests.
• Treatment aims to restrict fluids, sodium, and potassium in the diet, use drugs to correct other conditions (such as diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia, and electrolyte imbalances), and, when necessary, use dialysis. from the web