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Category Archives: personal
Dialysis and Friday
Hey all! I really don’t have much to post about today other than Happy Friday! For those on a MWF dialysis schedule, you get two days off! For those on TTS schedule, you only have one … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, friendship, kidney, personal, Uncategorized, World Kidney Day
Tagged CKD, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care
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Dialysis and Change
Change is good. Do something different! Today! Act on impulse. If it is your “off day” from dialysis, go to a nearby park. go fishing, fly a kite, take a walk, drive a road off the main road that’s not your … Continue reading
Posted in activism, depression, dialysis, ESRD, kidney, patient care, personal, social networking, thoughts
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, treatment
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Because I Said I Would
Recently I heard Alex Sheen, the founder of “Because I Said I Would” speak about his program to make the world a better place. Well, I took that to heart and one suggestion is that we should write our promise … Continue reading
Dialysis and Weight Loss – Part One
Okay, it’s it a new year and time for the resolutions and followup. Many of us will resolve to reduce our weight. In September of 2014, I did. As of 1 January 2016, I’m 92.5 pounds reduced (not … Continue reading
Posted in activism, CKD, cooking. cookbook, dialysis, diet, dry weight, ESRD, fluid control, Insurance, kidney, Kidney Diet, Kidney-friendly, Medicare, patient care, personal, recipes, Social Work, thankful, thoughts
Tagged CKD, dialysis, diet, ESRD, kidney, Kidney failure, patient, patient care, treatment, weight reduction
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Dialysis and Happy New Year
It is January 1, 2016. Happy New Year to all my readers and thank you for a fruitful 2015. I’m so blessed to have you reading and benefitting from the DevonTexas blog. When I began to post a few years … Continue reading
Dialysis and Rebirth
I recently made some profound changes in my life. I didn’t mention anything previously because I didn’t want to jinx it. But, now that I am a bit down the road, I’m comfortable to write about it. Confession time. I’ve not … Continue reading
Posted in bones, calcium, constipation, cooking. cookbook, dialysis, Dialysis Center, diarrhea, diet, dietary restictions, ESRD, exercise, kidney, layoff, personal, phosphorus, potassium, recipes
Tagged CKD, depression, dialysis, diet, kidney, nutrition
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Dialysis and Acceptance
I Originally published this in October, 2012 but it’s an important issue and I wanted to bring it up again… I recently read some posts on the Davita Forums about people’s experience getting started on dialysis and how they seriously … Continue reading
Posted in depression, dialysis, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, personal, thankful
Tagged CKD, depression, dialysis, ESRD, patient-centered care, success
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Dialysis and Living
Every day we have to deal with the 800 lb Gorilla in the room. We can often walk around it but it’s there, every minute of every day: Kidney Failure and Dialysis. Here’s a really well written article by Courtney … Continue reading
Posted in depression, dialysis, kidney, New Patient, pain, personal, Social Work, thoughts
Tagged depression, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, social work
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It’s Been a Sad and Tragic Week – Here Are 10 Songs About Death and Loss Helping Me Through
As #Dialysis patients, we often have to deal with the reality of death. I thought this post by “I’m Still a Kid” might help with that issue.” I’m reluctant to post this between holidays but death often comes at the … Continue reading
Posted in death, depression, personal, thoughts
Tagged death, depression, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient
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