Chazley Williams, a member of Regent’s 2022 graduating class, recently credited her Regent University professor for saving her life, literally.
Williams shared her story with the Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Christian university.
At the time, she enrolled to work on her master’s degree in education at the school, Williams was a new homeowner and a newlywed who also worked full-time. In addition, she helped take care of her mother who had dementia and diabetes complications.
In January 2019, she visited an urgent care to treat a severe sinus infection. A high dosage of prednisone was administered to treat the inflammation. Her reaction to the medication sent her to the hospital, where she found out the drug could negatively affect the kidney functions of diabetics.
Williams knew kidney disease was present in her family as her grandfather and mother had suffered from it. But at only 30 years of age, she believed her issues with the disease would be far in the future.
***Please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to ensure you keep receiving the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.***
Upon leaving the hospital, she settled back into her normal daily routine, including attending graduate school at Regent. But
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at CBN