Category Archives: World Kidney Day

Dialysis and Friday

Posted on May 13, 2016 by DevonTexas

      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 →

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Dialysis and Suriving Washington, DC

Posted on April 27, 2016 by DevonTexas

April 26, 2016: I survived! I’m at Reagan National Airport awaiting my flight home. There’s some question about the landing part as there are severe thunderstorms expected over Dallas tonight. We’ll see. I just want to get home. We got … Continue reading →

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In Washington DC

Posted on April 25, 2016 by DevonTexas

For the fourth or fifth year, I’m in DC to lobby Congress on behalf of Dialysis patients as a member and Patient Ambassador with DPC (Dialysis Patient Citizens). You can help by calling or emailing your Representative and Senators and tell … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and Kidney Care Bill

Posted on July 10, 2014 by DevonTexas

A bill has been entered into the House of Representatives that is extremely important to all of us kidney and dialysis patients.   According to the Dialysis Patient Citizen: This bill seeks to advance several proactive kidney care policy initiatives … 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 Good News

Posted on April 3, 2014 by DevonTexas

It’s almost rare nowadays that we get some good news from Congress but here’s some news that a bill signed by the President grants dialysis facilities and pharmaceutical providers some stability in what they’ll be reimbursed for kidney patients.   … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and NPR

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DevonTexas

While I was in Washington, DC for the Dialysis Patient Citizen fly-in, National Public Radio’s Ailsa Chang did an interview with me while reporting on “Access to Your Congressman”.  It was a great opportunity to get the word out about … 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 World Kidney Day 2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 by DevonTexas

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 … Continue reading →

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