Posts Tagged ‘dialysis’
Cycling on dialysis improves heart health
Cycling on dialysis improves heart health 08 April 2021 Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered that cycling at moderate intensity for just 30 minutes during dialysis could transform the heart health of patients with kidney failure. Sponsored by the University of Leicester and supported by both Kidney Research UK and the National Institute…
Read MoreMy road to Rituximab
My road to Rituximab by Matthew Englefield 19 December 2018 Matthew Englefield is 18 and has been living with nephrotic syndrome for the past six years. During that time he has been on a range of drugs and treatment to help manage his condition and to keep him alive. Matthew Englefield He has written…
Read MoreThe special life of a kidney patient
The special life of a kidney patient by Paul Chear – Volunteer / ACE Project Peer Educator 14 August 2018 Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow’. – Mary Anne Radmacher I should start by saying that the special…
Read More“I won’t let kidney disease define me or stop me achieving my dreams”
“I won’t let kidney disease define me or stop me achieving my dreams” by Maddy Warren – Kidney Patient Advocate 14 March 2018 On World Kidney Day 2018, Maddy Warren (Talent and Diversity Consultant, Entrepreneur, Kidney Patient Advocate, TEDx Speaker and Skydiver) talked about the impact kidney disease has had on her life and why…
Read MoreThis Christmas I hope I find a kidney instead of coal under the tree
This Christmas I hope I find a kidney instead of coal under the tree by Brett Dowds 19 December 2017 Being a kidney patient on dialysis at Christmas can be really hard. It can be far more difficult and far more emotional than being on dialysis at other times during the year. Many dialysis patients…
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