Category Archives: social networking

Dialysis and Change

Posted on May 6, 2016 by DevonTexas

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 →

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Dialysis and Washington, DC

Posted on April 21, 2014 by DevonTexas

(I apologize that this is over a month old and I and  I am just now posting it!  Frankly, I thought I had finished it but obviously I didn’t!)  As you may know I was in DC for the Fly-in … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Amazing

Posted on March 10, 2014 by DevonTexas

You’re not going to believe this but CMS/Medicare withdrew their proposed changes to Medicare Part D drug coverage for post-transplant patients.  Is that amazing or what?!  I don’t know if it was the actual intervention by the dialysis/transplant community or … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Giving Tuesday

Posted on November 27, 2013 by DevonTexas

The American Association of Kidney Patients is sponsoring an event called “Giving Tuesday” where we are encouraged to give to non-profits on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.  For more about it and about the AAKP: CLICK HERE If you are not a … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and DPC

Posted on September 15, 2013 by DevonTexas

I am back from Washington, DC with the Dialysis Patient Citizens protesting the cuts proposed by CMS to dialysis patients. This is what Dialysis Patient Citizens wrote about the DPC gathering in DC last week.  It summarizes it so very … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Tablet Computing

Posted on September 5, 2013 by DevonTexas

9/4/13:  I got a question about connecting to WiFi on a laptop or other mobile device.  To connect you need to have the WiFi service.  You can get it from an internet provider for a laptop/tablet/pad or via a WiFi … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and My Cat

Posted on July 4, 2013 by DevonTexas

My cat taught me some lessons about myself and my dialysis experience so I’d like to pass that along. First, some history.  I’ve never been a cat person but this one decided it needed to live with us and that … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and ObamaCare – Get Covered America

Posted on June 28, 2013 by DevonTexas

I received this information from the Get Covered America Team. In October, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will add another feature to its growing list.  This will be the requirement that all Americans should be covered by insurance.  Now, if … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and DevonTexas.com

Posted on June 11, 2013 by DevonTexas

Well, it’s official! I finally took the plunge and registered my website name! http://www.DevonTexas.com  I’m so pleased with myself and I’m appreciative of the readers that visit here and read my posts. In the first post on this blog site I … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Social Networking

Posted on March 30, 2013 by DevonTexas

Social Networking Update 3/30/13:  I bought my third table/pad computer a couple weeks ago.  I will post about  that.  I’ve learned much about the technology since my original posting. Update 9/18/12: I found this rather funny site illustrating “Social Networking” … Continue reading →

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