Nearly one year after DMX’s death, his fiancée Desiree Lindstrom opened up about their 5-year-old son’s health problems.

During an appearance on the It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper podcast this week, the 29-year-old revealed that their little one Exodus has been diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease. Desiree said on the podcast:

“Exodus is stable. He’s been stable since I had him. He still has stage 3 kidney disease, and I’m just continuing to keep his potassium down [because] you can’t eat high potassium foods [with chronic kidney disease]. He goes to the doctor very often. I make sure that his creatinine levels are at the levels he needs to be to keep him stable. He’s an amazing child.”

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According to the National Kidney Foundation, chronic kidney disease occurs when a person’s kidney function decreases over time, making it difficult for them to properly regulate the levels of potassium and creatinine in the body. As a result, the individual has to monitor their creatinine levels through regular glomerular filtrate rate labs and make note of potassium levels in the food they eat.

In the caption of a snippet from the interview posted on Instagram, Desiree expressed how she is “blessed to be his mother through this journey.” Take a look (below):

The mother-son duo also commemorated National Kidney Day on Thursday by sharing a video on Instagram, in which she asked Exodus:

“Hey Exodus, what is today?”

To which he replied:

“Happy National Kidney Day.”

Desiree then wrote along with the video:

“Blessings from our family to yours! Exodus is a CKD Warrior and an amazing child!”

Sending our love to Desiree and Exodus!

[Image via Desiree Lindstrom/Instagram, WENN]