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Category: Patients’ Experiences

Patient Story from Funmi Lawal

02/02/202320/02/2023

Funmi has battled and overcome serious health issues over the years. This is her inspiring story. I was born in Camden, London, and when I was three years old my parents returned to Nigeria having completed their studies in the UK. So, I grew up…

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Patients' Experiences

Patient gets a new kidney in time for the festive season after 30 years on dialysis

04/01/202204/01/2022

A patient who spent 30 years on dialysis says it was his wife, Marichel’s love which finally persuaded him to have a kidney transplant. Since the age of 19, Senthil Kumarathevan – who is now 49 – has undergone dialysis for four hours three times…

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Current Items, Patients' Experiences

Home Haemo worked for me

10/08/202110/08/2021

By David Myers BEM (Life President. RFHKPA) I am a big supporter of home dialysis but in particular home haemodialysis. It made a big difference to the way in which I was able to conduct my life and carry on working. It’s now about 30…

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Patients' Experiences

Royal Free Hospital organ donation patient and champion honoured by Queen

22/07/202101/11/2021

A kidney patient of nearly 30 years at the Royal Free Hospital has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours List for services to renal patients.David Myers spent eight years on dialysis before receiving his first kidney transplant at the…

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Patients' Experiences

David and Martha

21/07/202121/07/2021

Shown below are two articles, one from RFHKPA 2018 Newsletter and one from The Guardian newspaper in 2018:

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Patients' Experiences

“Diary of a Kidney Warrior” Podcast

21/07/202121/07/2021

Kidney Care UK is delighted to announce a new partnership with the ‘Diary of a Kidney Warrior’ podcast. Initially started by kidney patient Dee Moore in the summer of 2020. Dee was diagnosed with Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in 2018 and she decided…

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Patients' Experiences

Featured Items

20/02/2023

Living Kidney Donation & Transplantation in Jain & Hindu Communities

Sunday 26th February 2023 at 4.00 – 6.00 pm A forum to raise awareness about...
02/02/2023

From PatientView to Patients Know Best

The current PatientView service allows you to access your latest blood test results online from...
02/02/2023

World Kidney Day, 9th March 2023

World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of...
01/11/2022

Dealing with power and water supply problems on Home Dialysis

A number of patients have raised questions, below, about Home Dialysis, particularly APD (Automated Peritoneal...
29/09/2022

Information about NHS Prescriptions

If you are a renal patient, it is likely (for a variety of reasons) that...
10/08/2021

How we use donated funds

One of the most important responsibilities of the RFHKPA is to use donated funds wisely...

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