Category Archives: HIPAA

Dialysis and Death (Part 4)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by DevonTexas

my friend is on dialysis and is dying. how do I talk to him? Above is a “search term” which showed up on my blog account.  In other words, that is what someone entered into a search engine like “Google” … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Your Rights

Posted on August 26, 2013 by DevonTexas

I came across this information about kidney patient Bill of Rights from the National Kidney Foundation and figured I would pass it along.  You can read about it by CLICKING HERE Devon © 2013 DevonTexas

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Dialysis and Death (Part 2)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by DevonTexas

When I sat down to write about my friend John’s passing, I wanted to make the point about death and dialysis and all the ramifications of it but I didn’t want these issues to interfere with my tribute to John … Continue reading →

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