Holiday
Eating Tips: Eat, Drink, and Be Careful
This weeks special guest is Sara
Colman, a renal dietitian and DaVita's Nutrition Project Specialist. Sara,
who is co-author of Cooking for David, discusses guidelines for eating,
drinking, and being careful not to overindulge during the holiday season.
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December 18, 2006
Policing
Kidney Disease
This week's guest on KidneyTalk is Donald England, a full-time, on-the-beat
police officer who is also a kidney patient. With an abdomen full of
peritoneal dialysis fluid (he uses the CCPD cycler
at night), Don patrols the streets of Kokomo, IN,
keeping its citizens safe. Don shares his story of living a successful life,
including managing kidney disease. Tune in and listen as Don talks with Lori
and Stephen about his work as an active duty officer (he will be featured in
an upcoming show on the FBI Files) and some of the important things kidney
disease has taught him. You will be inspired by Don's honesty, openness, and
attitude about life!
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December 12, 2006
Cartooning
Around
Bob Klein, a popular voice over artist, shares his experience of living
with kidney disease and what it's like to play so many different characters.
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December 5, 2006
Lessons Learned
from Katrina
This week, Lori and
Stephen visit with Dr. Paul Miller, a nephrologist
who came to the rescue of many displaced dialysis patients in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina, and Bradley Mayfield, a kidney patient who not only lived
through the hurricane but helped chauffer other patients to dialysis during
the storms awful aftermath.
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November 28, 2006
Creating
a Successful Community Event
Bill Peckham, longtime kidney patient, and Joyce Jackson, CEO of the Northwest Kidney Centers, discuss the success of the Family Health &
Kidney Expo. Find out how you too can create an educational kidney event in
your own community.
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November 20, 2006
Thanksgiving
Helpful Eating Tips
Sara Colman, RD shares
eating tips and tasty recipes to make your festive meal renal friendly and
enjoyable.
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November
14, 2006
It's a
Hard Knock Life for Kidney Patients
Bill Halcomb, knows what it's like to live with kidney disease
and the obstacles that you have to overcome. At 34 years old, Bill has been
on dialysis for 13 years.
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November 7, 2006
Preparing
for a Kidney Transplant
Jacki Harris, RN, draws on her experience
of being a transplant coordinator and shares tips on how to prepare for a
kidney transplant.
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October 30, 2006
What
Scares You about Kidney Disease
Welcome to the first KidneyTalk! Halloween Special. Lori and Stephen get goofy
and share Halloween stories, offer tips on renal-friendly Halloween treats, and
talk about the sides of kidney disease theyd rather do without.
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October 23, 2006
How Low
Can You Go?
The thought of
crashing or cramping while on dialysis conjures up all kinds of
uncomfortable feelings. Learn why low BP happens and steps to prevent it.
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October 17, 2006
Education
is Key to Living a Better Life with Kidney Disease
Knowledge is power. The more you know about CKD, the more confident you will be
with the decisions you make about your care.
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October 10, 2006
Don't
Sweat the Kidney Stuff
Howard Feinberg, MSW and fellow kidney patient describes the
emotions you go through dealing with kidney disease and strategies on how to
cope.
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October 3, 2006
Organ
Donation: Inspire Someone Today!
Bryan Stewart (Director of
Communications for One Legacy) describes the communities
efforts to improve awareness.
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September 26, 2006
Coaching
Yourself to Victory
Sharon Pahlka, a kidney patient for
over 30 years and a certified life coach, shares strategies for winning at
the game of life.
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September 19, 2006
Gaining
that Winning Smile
Cher Thomas (a dental hygienist and transplant recipient) discusses the
relationship between healthy gums and a healthy life.
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September 12, 2006
Finding
Alternative Solutions for Organ Donation: A Patient's Perspective
Sally Satel (a New York Times Op-Ed writer and
transplant recipient) shares her perspective on increasing organ donation.
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September 5, 2006
100-Plus Years of Kidney Patient Experience
Long-term kidney patient survivors--Roanne Dale, Sharon
Pahlka, Lori Hartwell--share tips and strategies on living
a long and fulfilling life.
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August 29,
2006
Spicing
Up Your Renal Diet
Mary Polucci, RD, shares tasty tips on eating well
while sticking to your renal diet.
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August 22, 2006
Take-Home
Dialysis
Doing Dialysis in the Comfort of
Your Home
Guests: Scott Rasgon, MD, and Rafi Minasian,
MD
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August 15, 2006
Taking
Dialysis on the Road
Marcel Levique
(a dialysis travel specialist) shares tips on traveling with dialysis to
ensure an uneventful trip.
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August 8, 2006
Dialysis
Success
Roanne Dale, has been on dialysis
for over 30 years and has learned the keys to achieving success with dialysis
and life.
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August 1, 2006
For
the Love of Pets
Deb Hurdle, an "Animal-Assisted
Therapy Expert," shares the therapeutic benefits that pets have on
helping people who have a chronic illness heal.
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July 25, 2006
Laughing
Through the Illness
Comedian Howie
Mandel, host of the TV game show "Deal or No Deal," discusses how
humor can help you through a chronic illness. Oftentimes, humor is just the
medicine we need!
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Now
July 18, 2006
Choosing
and Caring for Your Vascular Access
Lana Kacherova, RN and Vickie
Peters, RN discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different dialysis
accesses your lifeline, so you will make the best choices and avoid
complications.
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July 11, 2006
Independent
Living with Home Dialysis
Hasmik Mouradian shares her
thoughts on how home hemodialysis has helped her
feel more in control, as well as some of the fears she faced in taking dialysis
home and how she overcame those fears.
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July 4, 2006
Traveling
Around the Globe: Adventures of a Hemodialysis
Patient
Bill Peckham
has undergone hemodialysis since 1990 and has
traveled all over the world, dialyzing in 19 countries on five continents.
Learn about his adventures and hear firsthand what dialysis is like in other
parts of the world.
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June 27, 2006
Peter Quaife- Rock Star
Peter Quaife,
a former member of the popular British rock group The Kinks, who began hemodialysis in 1998. To pass the time, Peter began
drawing cartoons about what went on at his dialysis clinic. A collection of
his cartoons was recently published under the title The Lighter Side of
Dialysis.
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June 20, 2006
Dating
with Kidney Disease, and When Do You Tell?
Two patients provide real-life advice and insight on dating in light of
the special restrictions of living with renal disease.
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June 13, 2006
Jodi Picoult- Best
Selling Author
Jodi Picoult, a best-selling novelist and author of
My Sisters Keeper, the story of a young woman conceived in order to be a
blood cell and tissue donor to her older sister. The young woman balks,
however, when asked to donate a kidney.
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June 6, 2006
