Kidney Dialysis - Finding Support. Dedicated to my sister, AnnaRuth
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Kidney Dialysis and the fight to live. (a tribute to my sister)
Your Doctor announces that you will require dialysis the rest of your life. You don't hear the rest of his words as your world is spinning in disbelief and even denial. As you are whisked off for your first dialysis treatment an overwhelming fear encompassed your whole being and you feel your life (as you know it) is over - folding in over you like a hopeless black blanket.
How to work through the hopeless blackness of despair?
Will you ever be able to enjoy life again?
I hope through this lens you will be introduced to people and organizations who will give you all the answers and support you require. Please come back often because as I find resources that will be helpful to living with Kidney Dialysis - I will post them here.
Learn about kidney failure and dialysis.
ABC of Kidney Disease
Dialysis and pre-dialysis patients use this cookbook.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets
Amazon Price: $85.00 (as of 02/17/2012)
This cookbook was written to add variety and imagination to readers' diets. Favorite everyday and special occasion recipes are given to make meals more pleasurable and the diets easier to follow.
THAT DAMN DIALYSIS
That Damn (Kidney) Dialysis
Amazon Price: $70.46 (as of 02/17/2012)
Cledus B. Washington, Jr. is an attractive, hardworking, 50-year-old man with a great sense of humor and whose world is turned upside down when he becomes a statistic amongst the 20.6 million Americans who are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease each year. As he comes to grips with his illness, his girlfriend leaves him, his mother tries to take over his life, and his financial security is severely compromised as his world shrinks down to monitoring the buzzing sound of his ""lifeline"" that confirms he is alive.
Coping with Kidney Disease
Coping with Kidney Disease: A 12-Step Treatment Program to Help You Avoid Dialysis
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
In Coping with Kidney Disease, a leading expert tells you, in plain English, what you need to know to:
* Understand kidney failure
* Recognize early warning signs of kidney failure
* Get a proper diagnosis
* Talk with your doctors about it
* Confidently evaluate treatment options
* Take charge of your treatment
* Delay dialysis or even avoid the need for it altogether
Handbook of Dialysis
Handbook of Dialysis
Amazon Price: $45.00 (as of 02/17/2012)
This edition reflects the latest guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis adequacy and on nutrition. New chapters cover chronic kidney disease management in predialysis patients, frequent daily or nocturnal hemodialysis, and hemodiafiltration.
Bring a Garden of Light into Your Home
..... a garden for AnnaRuth and a candle for each of her 3 children
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An impressive, mixed-media candle holder wall display radiant with Lena Liu floral art and hummingbird art - a Bradford Exchange exclusive.
This Lens is Dedicated to My Sister, AnnaRuth Hales -- a fighter!
Fall of 2006This lens is inspired by my sister, AnnaRuth and her incredible fight to live.
My sister had to go on dialysis last summer and went through the worst 'hell' (including a stoke!) I have ever witnessed! Personal letters of support written to her from Kidney Friends forum that I printed for her, inspired her to keep fighting and that others have fought the same fight and had won. Online resources are vital for supporting family members too. Daily I scoured the internet for information about 'life on dialysis' and it helped me stay positive when I went to visit her.
Soon AnnaRuth will be going home.
This lens is dedicated to my sister and her victory!
She went home in October 2006 and was doing really well on home dialysis and looking forward to being able to work in her garden in the spring.
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This past winter 2007 - she was hospitalized again due to strokes.
My sister, AnnaRuth Hales, passed away May 17, 2007.
She will be missed a lot but she leaves behind a long legacy of love, compassion, determination and courage that all who knew her will remember and we will carry that memory in our heart always.
AnnaRuth, "My sister, my friend, Our lives have been brought together for a reason, and for that I am grateful. I have learned much from you, and you from me. We have loved and cried and found a bond that is everlasting." Love, Barb
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Remembering my sister - AnnaRuth
AnnaRuth and I on an Alaska Cruise 1994
Works wonderfully to ease the tension and aching muscles of your neck and back
The Happy Company Microwavable Warming Neck & Shoulder Wrap, Periwinkle
Amazon Price: (as of 02/17/2012)
The Warming Neck & Shoulder Wrap helps provide stress and pain relief for the upper back and all around shoulder area. The ties keep the Warming Neck & Shoulder Wrap in place to provide relief and comfort right where it is needed. This product incorporates aromatherapy with lavender, clove and chamomile which is mixed into our grain filled inserts for a deeper relaxation experience.
New Kidney Dialysis Support Links
Join Kidney Friends Forum for wonderful personal support!
- Kidney Friends Forum
- A group of dialysis patients, transplant recipients and anyone who has interests in Kidneys, treatments and transplants. Everyone's experience would be of great value here, be it yours, a family member, or friend.
- Create your own webpage
- Create your own webpage like this to give your support to Kidney Dialysis patients and their families and friends.
It is Fast, Fun and Free! - The Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Over 30,000 Canadians suffer from kidney failure and require dialysis or a transplant to stay alive.
- American Association of Kidney Patients
- The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is a national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients. We strive to educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.
The voice of all kidney patients. - Angies Kidney Support Community
- A Kidney Community for all affected by Kidney Disease!
Dialysis without Fear
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch
"You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. "
Mail donations to: The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch
#320 - 1600 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver BC, V6J 1R3
Fax: 604-736-9703
Toll Free 1-800-667-8871
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch
- For the convenience of our donors, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch offers a variety of ways to make a donation
Home Dialysis - puts you back in the drivers seat of your life.
Find support here
- Home Dialysis Central
- Home Dialysis Central is raising awareness and use of PD and home hemo.
If you need treatment for kidney failure, choosing home dialysis can put you back in the driver's seat of your health-and your life. - Kidney School
- Kidney School will help you learn to take an active role in your healthcare decision-making. Research suggests that kidney patients who become active partners in their care are more likely to live long and live well.
Understanding your Kidneys
Healthy kidneys are the body's cleaning crew.
Kidneys are located under the rib cage in the lower back, these twin bean-shaped organs, each the size of a fist, filter out extra water, minerals, and toxins dumped into the blood by the body's other organs.Kidneys process 18 gallons of blood each hour with a sophisticated method of excretion, absorption and re-absorption. By the end of each day, they can produce as much as 7 gallons of urine.
If your kidneys are normal, they don't need special care. A healthy, balanced diet and enough water to quench thirst are adequate to keep kidneys working fine. Fad diets, such as those very high in protein, however, can hurt your kidneys. Drinking very little water, or an overabundance of water (more than 8 quarts a day), may also damage these organs.
Dialysis Help Books
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis cleans and filters your blood using a machine to temporarily rid your body of harmful wastes, extra salt, and extra water. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure and helps your body keep the proper balance of important chemicals such as potassium, sodium, calcium, and bicarbonate. Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis is another procedure that removes extra water, wastes, and chemicals from your body. This type of dialysis uses the lining of your abdomen to filter your blood. This lining is called the peritoneal membrane and acts as the artificial kidney. Kidney Disease Statistics for BC, Canada
KIDNEY DISEASE STATISTICS*
Number of patients in BC:
A) With kidney disease 145,000 people are estimated to have undiagnosed
chronic kidney disease.
2,400 on haemodyalisis or peritoneal dialysis as
at December 31, 2005
6,100 (approx) are diagnosed but are not yet
receiving dialysis.
B) On the wait list
for a kidney transplant 271 as of Aug 18, 2006
Dialysis Centres for Travelers
Global Dialysis Directory
- Global Dialysis
- Originally launched in January 2000 by Valda and Russell England, Global Dialysis was born out of the frustrations of trying to find dialysis centres for travelling. Information was gathered from the worldwide dialysis community with the aim of creating a single, free to use, directory of dialysis centres. The directory of dialysis centres has steadily grown to over 12,000 in 128 countries making it the largest database of dialysis centres available in the world.
Thank you for visiting Kidney Dialysis - Finding Support
Please support Kidney Foundations in your area.
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prosepine
Dec 16, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
- Having undergone gone through the renal failure process myself I really appreciated your lense....it must have felt good to be able to share all that knowledge that you had gained.
Blessings for your sister and all those who are undergoing treatment and for those who have passed......actually, blessings for all of us hey?
All the est, Prosepine
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favored1
Nov 27, 2011 @ 9:18 pm | delete
- Your tribute to your sister is lovely. She would be proud of this lens. It helps us to become more aware of the issues one faces in facing dialysis.
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Tederra Coleman
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- Hello it gives ne Great peasure to share my story wiht others who know what its ike to be on dialysis my name is tederra Coleman and I was diagnosed with kidney deise at thr age of 23 and have recently celebrated 1 year as a kidney transplant receipant. I did in center diaysis for sevral years unti I decided to do Home Hemo Dialysis were my 16 year old daughter was trainrd to be my partner during this time I myself became a diaysis tech and am in the process of starting a fondation for all patienys and yransplant recepianys Chronic Beauty and Healt is dedicatied to the 3 E's ENCOURAGEMENT EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT.thamk You for the oppertunity to share with you all again my name is tederra Coleman google my name and see more stories about me and my daughter as we faced the world of Kidney Desie
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bechand
Jul 8, 2011 @ 7:31 am | delete
- My mom is also on dialysis - She has been for some time. Was thinking of making a page for her too - If I do end up doing that, I will surely link yours :O) - This was a very nice page - God Bless -
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Recession-Proof
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- Thank you for this great lens.
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After a Stroke: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier by Cleo Hutton
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A very helpful active Kidney Dialysis support group
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- ABC of Kidney Disease
- Dialysis and pre-dialysis patients use this cookbook.
- THAT DAMN DIALYSIS
- Coping with Kidney Disease
- Handbook of Dialysis
- Bring a Garden of Light into Your Home
- This Lens is Dedicated to My Sister, AnnaRuth Hales -- a fighter!
- Remembering my sister - AnnaRuth
- In loving memory of my sister - May 17 - 2008
- AnnaRuth and I on an Alaska Cruise 1994
- Works wonderfully to ease the tension and aching muscles of your neck and back
- New Kidney Dialysis Support Links
- Dialysis without Fear
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch
- Home Dialysis - puts you back in the drivers seat of your life.
- Understanding your Kidneys
- Dialysis Help Books
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Kidney Disease Statistics for BC, Canada
- Dialysis Centres for Travelers
- Thank you for visiting Kidney Dialysis - Finding Support
- Stroke
- Kidney Dialysis Blog Posts from Google
- A very helpful active Kidney Dialysis support group
- This image from the archives of LIFE magazine, which first appeared on April 28, 1947
- Search Kidney dialysis
- About Gramabarb
This image from the archives of LIFE magazine, which first appeared on April 28, 1947
A Life Saving invention - the History of the Kidney Dialysis
Kolff's machine is considered the first modern drum dialyzer, and it remained the standard for the next decade. At the time of its creation, Kolff's goal was to help kidneys recover. The brave doctor had no way of knowing that his invention was one of the foremost life-saving developments in the history of modern medicine.
After World War II ended, Kolff donated the five artificial kidneys he'd made to hospitals around the world, including Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. Because of this unselfish act, doctors in many countries were able to learn about the practice of dialysis.
Artificial Kidney Dialysis Machine Purifying Blood Flow into patient Photographic Print
Goro, Fritz
24 in. x 18 in.
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