“Zippers on the sleeves help me a lot when I’m going to hospital for blood dialysis.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Arm access that makes treatment days easier — without looking medical.

#AdaptiveFashion #DialysisLife #ChronicIllness

Winter Weather and Dialysis Fatigue How Cold Months Can Intensify Exhaustion—and What Can Help Winter can be challenging for anyone, but for people on dialysis, colder months often bring an extra layer of fatigue that’s hard to explain ...

Winter weather can deepen dialysis fatigue — and that’s real. ❄️💙 Our latest blog talks about why the cold hits harder and gentle ways to care for yourself through it.

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#DialysisLife #ChronicIllness #FatigueAwareness #WinterWellness

Machines. Mercy. Meaning. In the long, measured hours of dialysis, I began to notice how healing is carried not only by machines and medicine, but by the people who sit beside us, the families who steady us, and the landsca…

“When the waiting feels unending,
when the weariness is long,
You remain our hope and refuge,
still our breath and lift our song.…”

A short part of some writing from dialysis yesterday. Read the rest on the blog. neurodivine.blog/2026/01/08/m...
#NewHymn #DialysisLife

A Prayer in the Dialysis Chair, in the Spirit of St Benedict In the quiet rhythm of treatment, I offer each breath as prayer, trusting that even this routine can be transformed into grace.

In the quiet rhythm of treatment, I offer each breath as prayer, trusting that even this routine can be transformed into grace.
#ModernMonasticism #DialysisLife #ContemplativeCare

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Crazy how i am coming up on four months doing the dialysis. I have been keeping well on eating and exercising. Going to get the chest catheter out of me soon and that will be a very freeing moment. #dialysislife #dialysisbear

NEW EPISODE – #BankHoliday Monday, 5th May!
Dr. Hannah Maple returns to Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast for another must-listen conversation!
Until then, catch up on past episodes:

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#KidneyWarrior #CKD #DialysisLife #TransplantSupport #PodcastAlert

This nurse … informed him that my dry weight change coz my bp is tanking. He says “Your bp is 127/81” (saying it sarcastically) 2 hours later bp is 111/78. By the time I’m done it will b under 100 🤷‍♀️
#dialysislife

New episode of the #DiaryOfAKidneyWarriorPodcast drops tomorrow!
A returning guest joins me for another powerful conversation.
Catch up on past episodes now: www.kidneywarrior.co.uk/podcast
💚 #CKD #KidneyWarrior #DialysisLife

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You know what I love? Taking off the Band-Aid I put on after dialysis the next morning and finding it soaked with dark red. #DialysisLife #MedicalStruggles

What I endure 3x a week for 4hrs—1 to 2L of blood is removed to prevent toxic buildup and keep me alive. This is life with End-Stage Kidney Disease. #ESKD #DialysisLife #ChronicIllness

Being on a low to no sodium diet sucks when so many things are filled with salt. Getting creative with the food in home cooking and what can get while eating out has been a challenge. Doable but still a challenge. #dialysisbear #dialysislife

Slingin like spider man minus the webs. Just got my day surgery done for a fistula so my dialysis will be better. #dialysis #dialysislife

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Another week of dialysis done.
Time to enjoy the weekend. #dialysislife #dialysisbear

🎄 Dialysis patients, let’s celebrate the festive season! Protein is vital for us, and we’re ready to enjoy holiday feasts. While mindful of phosphate levels, we’re well-educated on how to manage them with phosphate binders. Happy, healthy holidays! 🥂✨ #KidneyHealth #DialysisLife #InvisibleDisability

Ah, the simple joy of having a freshly shaved abdomen for sticking tapes, site dressings, and Tegaderm to!

#DialysisLife