Faith over fear. That is the motto adopted by life-long Charleston resident Josh Teague as he fights a disease that is causing his kidneys to fail. The disease, IgA Nephropathy (IgAN), aka Berger's Disease, is not exclusive to the kidneys, but rather the body's immune response to the release of immunoglobulin which fights infections in the body. In those with IgAN the immunoglobulin "gets stuck" in the kidneys causing them to become inflamed. It is the inflammation that causes blood and the IgA protein to "leak" from the kidneys which are unable to filter the blood properly...
