Dialysis patient and AAKP Ambassador, Christine, shares her high potassium tips.In 2016, Christine Hernandez was a busy mom working as a registered nurse, a career she loved.
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Patient Profile: Christine Hernandez, RN
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Patient Profile: Clifton Agee, AAKP Ambassador
Clifton Agee is a dialysis patient with a passion for helping people. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had many positive role models that influenced his desire to help others.One of these role models includes his mother, Vera, who worked as an in-home childcare provider.
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Dialysis Technicians – an essential part of your healthcare team
By Kevin M. Burns, Sr., CHBT, CHT, FNKF, President, National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
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Patient Profile: Maria Robinson
From Pediatric Kidney Patient to Kidney Dialysis WarriorBy Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterMaria’s kidney journey began when she was only 12 years old and became sick at the Baltimore City Fair.
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National High Potassium Awareness Day: Patient Story, Chardae “Prima” Sanders
AAKP Ambassador, Chardae “Prima” Sanders knows the devastating effects of having high potassium. While on dialysis, Prima says that she did not watch her diet. She admits, “I was a chip eater! I would over-eat on chips. I also ate bananas as a comfort food. I never thought about the impact.”
AAKP Ambassador, Chardae “Prima” Sanders knows the devastating effects of having high potassium. While on dialysis, Prima says that she did not watch her diet. She admits, “I was a chip eater! I would over-eat on chips. I also ate bananas as a comfort food. I never thought about the impact."
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National High Potassium Awareness Day: Patient Story, Dale Rogers
Dale Rogers is a two-time kidney transplant recipient. Like many other kidney patients Dale has struggled with high potassium (also known as hyperkalemia). Dale shares that high potassium became a huge problem for him when he was fasting and dieting, while on dialysis, in order to get to a health weight for receiving a kidney transplant.
Dale Rogers is a two-time kidney transplant recipient. Like many other kidney patients Dale has struggled with high potassium (also known as hyperkalemia).
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Easy Ways to Eliminate the Stress of Traveling for Dialysis Patients
Travel, whether for vacation or business, always seems to involve a degree of stress but there are extra considerations for kidney patients living with dialysis. Here’s a checklist to help with travel planning to help things run more smoothly before you leave home, After all, vacations are supposed to be enjoyable and promote a feeling of calm serenity!
Travel, whether for vacation or business, always seems to involve a degree of stress but there are extra considerations for kidney patients living with dialysis.
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Dialysis Technicians – an important part of your health care team!
AAKP is celebrating National Dialysis Technician Recognition Week October 14 – 19, 2019. Let’s learn more about the types of dialysis technicians, how they are educated to better help you throughout your care and how you can celebrate this week with YOUR special dialysis technician.
Kidney Disease by the Numbers:
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Thriving, not just Surviving on Home Dialysis
By Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador Photo: Representing Missouri at RPA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – Dr. Gary Singer, MD; Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador MO; Kinza Bensouda (daughter) At one point in my childhood I had dreamed of becoming a nurse.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Third Kidney, Inc. CEO Ray Keller, DO
Third Kidney Inc. is focused on utilizing the human body’s skin sweat glands for purposeful, measurable, replicable renal function. The low-risk, sauna-based procedure Third Kidney has developed is built upon a large body of prior medical work, as well as numerous holistic cross-cultural health practices from around the world.
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