Category Archives: thoughts

Dialysis and Living

Posted on May 6, 2014 by DevonTexas

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 →

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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 Nancy Scott

Posted on April 19, 2014 by DevonTexas

In researching another topic, I came across this video biography of Nancy L. Scott. I’d really like for everyone to know about this lady.  She’s a real champion for dialysis and transplant patients and I believe she’s done more for … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Needle Pain

Posted on March 21, 2014 by DevonTexas

I posted this a couple years back but it’s a popular topic for dialysis patients, new and experienced, so I’ll post it again to refresh it.  It has some sage advice from other patients and how they deal with the … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Weather

Posted on January 9, 2014 by DevonTexas

This is a great read about dialysis in bad winter weather with musical accompaniment.  To read it  CLICK HERE

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Dialysis and 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by DevonTexas

A Retrospective of the blogsite DevonTexas for 2013.  Thanks to all my readers for making this blog a success!  Now… The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2013. … Continue reading →

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It’s Been a Sad and Tragic Week – Here Are 10 Songs About Death and Loss Helping Me Through

Posted on December 26, 2013 by DevonTexas

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 →

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Dialysis and Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by DevonTexas

It’s Christmas morning and soon it will be New Years Eve.  It’s hard to imagine that 2013 went so very fast.  I’m thankful for your visits here and your comments that expand our understanding of the patient experience with dialysis. … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Journal

Posted on December 2, 2013 by DevonTexas

I came across a delightful Journal being written by a dialysis patient: William J. Gibson of Victoria Harbour, Ontario, Canada (He write a beautiful description of his home area).  But, even though he’s a few hundred miles from most of us, he’s connected … Continue reading →

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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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