Yesterday, I recognised the gear change that has happened in my care for living with chronic kidney failure. Since December 2018, when my kidneys failed due to Goodpasture Syndrome, I have received my dialysis treatment in a hospital setting. At … Continue reading Dialysis gear change
Background The main job of kidneys is to clean blood of excess fluids and waste products. When they are working they can filter 130 to 170 litres of blood each day producing 1 to 2 litres of urine. This helps … Continue reading Keeping track of the potassium is vital for renal patients
This week we cannot avoid the news about the new Coronavirus and its current spread across the world. It has had an impact on the dialysis patients like myself in Tullamore Hospital. The dialysis unit is now more isolated from … Continue reading COVID-19 and dialysis patients
Thanks to the Truly Tasty cookbook I received from my dietitian, I had some fun cooking a new recipe this evening. The photos above show the result. Continue reading Truly tasty beef
