My first full delivery arrived! Not counting the chair and machine, it approximately it takes up 6'x4'x4'. 📦
A place for renal failure patients, their families, and friends to ask questions, and get answers.
Sep 14, 2016
Connecting the Water Line
For our place, it made the most sense to connect the dialysis water lines to the kitchen sink.
How Much Trash Does it Make?
Today we used bags. The amount of waste is about this much each time. (not counting supplies used during treatment) 
Sep 12, 2016
Starting Treatments at Home
Ready to start treatments at home! I'm still waiting for more supplies, but it's a good start!
Among my pending supplies is my Dialysis chair. In the meantime I am going to use this reclining deck chair.
Sep 6, 2016
Buttonhole Technique Review Today
Another day of training at the center. Today we worked on proper blunt cannulation for the buttonhole technique.
Sep 2, 2016
And So It Begins - HomeHemo
Today I hooked up to my machine in the training center. 
Meanwhile my first batch of supplies arrived at home.
Sep 1, 2016
The Kidney Guy Shares His Homehemo Experiences
I have decided to share my recent experiences starting at-home hemodialysis with all of you! Stay tuned!
Jan 25, 2016
Dec 27, 2015
A New Adventure Awaits
I hope everyone had a good holiday season. I am looking forward to a new year, and with it, a new adventure!
Nov 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am grateful for my friends, family, and especially for my wife, who gave me the gifts of a kidney and our beautiful daughter!
Nov 17, 2015
Implantable Artificial Kidney Offers Economical Alternative To Dialysis And Organ Transplant: How It Works : LIFE : Tech Times
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/107100/20151117/implantable-artificial-kidney-offers-economical-alternative-to-dialysis-and-organ-transplant-how-it-works.htm
This is truly the future of Dialysis. This device will save lives. Personally, if/when my time comes, I would love to have one!
This is truly the future of Dialysis. This device will save lives. Personally, if/when my time comes, I would love to have one!
Nov 8, 2015
Oct 15, 2015
New $6.7 million project aims to help kidney dialysis patients live longer
New $6.7 million project aims to help kidney dialysis patients live longer - News-Medical.net
Dialysis News
 News-Medical.net | New $6.7 million project aims to help kidney dialysis patients live longer News-Medical.net Helping kidney dialysis patients have healthier treatment sessions and longer lives is the goal of a new $6.7 million project at the University of Michigan. Tiffany Veinot, associate professor at the School of Information and School of Public Health ... |
Original Article: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFyKgFF_FTfwGzDTgWM0PuSBfbYsQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=XJ0fVuj3LoXr3QHn9YCwCA&url=http://www.news-medical.net/news/20151015/New-2467-million-project-aims-to-help-kidney-dialysis-patients-live-longer.aspx
Oct 10, 2015
Kidney Donors and Faith Communities
This video raises some great questions. Regardless of where you stand, kidney donation is an incredibly personal decision. How do you feel about faith-specific donations?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/10/09/october-9-2015-kidney-organ-donation/27429/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/10/09/october-9-2015-kidney-organ-donation/27429/
Sep 28, 2015
NJSP: Troopers whisk woman through pope crowds to kidney transplant
Woman gets "The Call" while waiting to see the Pope.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pope/NJSP-Quick-acting-troopers-whisk-woman-from-South-Jersey-to-kidney-transplant.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pope/NJSP-Quick-acting-troopers-whisk-woman-from-South-Jersey-to-kidney-transplant.html
Sep 25, 2015
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory - The Inquisitr
Kidney News
 The Inquisitr | Scientists Grow Fully Functional Kidneys From Stem Cells In Japanese Laboratory The Inquisitr Japanese researchers at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo have conducted a series of experiments which culminated in the creation of laboratory-grown kidneys that function successfully when transplanted into a living breathing organism, ... Lab-grown kidneys shown to be fully functional in animal recipients |
Original Article: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEIbNYwAFtuKxf8i01EQYy9mQP8pw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778958527639&ei=s_wFVsjSMI3L3gGJ4IuQBg&url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2448303/scientists-grow-fully-functional-kidneys-from-stem-cells-in-japanese-laboratory/
Sep 21, 2015
Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney
Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney - Press Herald
Kidney News
 Press Herald | Pownal woman gets creative in appeal for kidney Press Herald But Deming, who lives in Pownal, is looking for a kidney, not votes. The 63-year-old said her kidneys started failing two years ago. Doctors believe it's because she had been taken maximum-strength ibuprofen, an over-the-counter pain medication, for ... |
Original Article: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH5EHQWmNu4aq_MMkEzHExU_DIv4A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=xIX-VfiNGMrS3gH1h40I&url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/19/campaign-hinges-on-kidney-donation-not-vote/
Sep 19, 2015
Kidney recipient hopes for artificial organ
 MyStatesman.com | Kidney recipient hopes for artificial organ MyStatesman.com Dialysis is supposed to be a relatively short-term treatment for people with serious kidney disease. Juliana Casey, 24, has been trying to wrest control of her life from the illness since she was 11. As of November, she'll have been on and off dialysis ... |
Original Article: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGS9E2zYo328dL7cmHdB8tGu67NQw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=hEX9VbioJMXapwe9p6y4AQ&url=http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/kidney-recipient-hopes-for-artificial-organ/nnhzD/
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