Dialysis and World Kidney Day 2014

It’s that time again… well, it ALMOST that time again. World Kidney Day is March 13, 2014 and many kidney organizations are gearing up for it. Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) is getting ready with their annual Fly-in when they bring 50-60 kidney patients from all over the US to Washington, DC to lobby Congress on behalf of kidney patients concerns.

I encourage you to think of something, anything, you can do to raise kidney awareness on World Kidney Day. Many dialysis units will be having fund raising events of one form or another. For example, my unit is participating in a local Kidney Walk to raise money for the National Kidney Foundation. There are lots of events nationwide. You can support them by giving or participating or both. If you think of something, put it in the comments, please. Others can take from your ideas.

2/2/14: Here’s some ideas from the National Kidney Foundation…

World Kidney Day

Here are some ways you can participate on March 13 and during the month of March.

Wear orange on World Kidney Day, March 13, and share photos on social media #WKD2014
Participate in a Kidney Walk www.kidneywalk.org
Share kidney risk factors with 10 friends or loved ones
Get a quick kidney risk check
Volunteer to educate a local group with NKF’s “Your Kidneys and You” presentation, contact NKF

About DevonTexas

I am a person with ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) which means my kidneys don't work. Forty or so years ago that would have been a death sentence but today there is Dialysis which means I can be hooked up to a machine that will clean my blood as the kidneys should. Three days a week, I go to a center and have too very large needles stuck in my arm to remove and replace my blood as it passes through a process where it's cleaned and the fluid is removed, a process taking a little over four hours each time. I want to advance knowledge about dialysis so that other patients can learn from my experience and mistakes. We shouldn't have to reinvent the wheel, eh? There is so much to be learned and experienced about our predicament. There are vast resources available to support us and enrich our lives but many patients don't know about them. There are also many issues that we have to deal with whether we want to or not. So I blog about them. All comments are confidential until I approve them. If you don't want your comment public, let me know and I will respect that. So, feel free to leave a comment. Enjoy.

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1 Response to Dialysis and World Kidney Day 2014

Sara says:

January 27, 2014 at 8:02 am

Thanks for the ‘advance warning!’ In February I plan to attend a one day conference, ably sponsored by NKF. I live 2 hours away from the conference but find the comraderie and general kidney centered info to be valuable. I am a PD patient and can usually find helpful info at these conferences. Maybe someday we’ll even have a support group in my town.