KidneyViews
Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
Finding Empathy and Connection through Gratitude
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Forty years ago, Harold Benjamin described unwanted aloneness as one of the universal experiences of living with the effects of a life-threatening diagnosis, such as end-stage kidney disease.
Published on 11/25/2021 by Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Dialysis RV Tour: Week 2
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For those who are feeling stuck in a center or even at home we are here to tell you, it doesn't have to be that way.
Published on 11/18/2021 by Dawn Smith Bates
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, travel,
Is this new job market good for us, the chronically ill?
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is this good for those of us who live with chronic illness? I don't know. But let's look at what’s different and what it might mean.
Published on 11/04/2021 by Rosalind Joffe
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
The Value of Self-Care for Home Dialyzors and Care partners
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When health challenges sneak into daily habits and activities, the balance of relationships shift and care partners may begin to be overwhelmed with dialysis-related tasks.
Published on 10/28/2021 by Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Dialysis RV Tour - Part 1
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Our excitement has been nearly uncontrollable for the new experience, meeting new people, and connecting with old friends and new friends!
Published on 10/21/2021 by Dawn Smith Bates
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,