Find a Living Donor!
There are many good people in this world looking to help others. Karol Franks from Living Donors Online and I Hate Dialysis was kind enough to share information she gathered after spending time working to find help for her daughter:
Find a Living Donor article
Thanks to Karol Franks and Renal Support Network!
Myths and Facts about Organ Donation
At the time this is being wrote, there are almost 90,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. As if there aren't enough medical barriers to kidney donation, there also exists a lot of myths that are just plain wrong! The article linked to attempts to dispel much of this misinformation:
Myth and Facts about Organ Donation article
State Inspections and Lawsuits
State inspections are done on kidney dialysis facilities and can be obtained from a state's health department. We have decided to post these inspection reports for the flollowing reasons:
- in order to aid those dealing with kidney disease in educating themselves with what can go wrong in a dialysis facility.
- It can also help those in a facility that has been inspected to see what is going on behind the scenes.
- To aid clinics in deliverying better care and understanding what inspection teams look for
Also on this website are public reports which include lawsuits and are meant to enlighten readers about the overall condition of this field of medicine:
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Year 2000 US Senate hearings on Dialysis
Dr. Kenneth Bays US Senate Testimony
Brent Smith's US Senate Testimony
Arlene Mullin's US Senate Testimony
Dialyzer Reuse studies
Formaldehyde Studies
Peractic Acid
Acedic Acid
Hydrogen Peroxide
(more on reuse - part a)
(more on reuse - part b)
Individual Stories and Commentary
Frank Brown's story, a founder of DialysisEthics
A Psychologist's Tale of Serious Chronic Illness
Dialysis in the U.S.A.
Our Dialysis Policies Are Disastourus
Double Bind
Doctor, Refer Thyself
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