Transplant recipient Della Major talks about being empowered and having hope throughout the kidney transplant process.

Kidney Patient Views

Episode 18: Act Of Hope

In this podcast Amy Hoffman talks about how she was able to navigate through dialysis and depression and find a way to make dialysis work for her.

Episode 17: Accepting Dialysis on Your Terms

This podcast features Edward F.Hollinger, Jr., MD, PhD,, Surgical Director of Kidney Transplant at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Hollinger discusses the benefits of finding a transplant program that best fits the patient’s needs. He also discusses what patients who may not be eligible to be listed should do while waiting.

Episode 16: Reviewing Your Options

Support groups focus on patient power – the strength patients gain by sharing their personal stories and struggles with each other. In this episode, nephrologist Dr. Anu Wadhua and dialysis patient Micheal Turner talk about their combined efforts to run a successful support group in Chicago. For more information, Dr. Wadhua can be reached by email at ChicagoSupportGroup@gmail.com.

Episode 14: Empowering Patients Through Support Groups

Quin discusses the importance of support groups with Dr. Rakhi Khanna and Social Worker Julie Siefers. Recognizing the need for patients and caregivers to come together and to share, they began their own support group in Waukegan Harbor last year.

Episode 13: Support Groups

Network staff members talk about who we are, what we do, and how we can impact the care of patients with End Stage Renal Disease.

Episode 12: Who Is The Renal Network?

Caprisheus Barbee, MSW, is the Director of Patient Services for The Renal Network/ESRD Network 10. In this episode, she discusses patient grievances, the Network's role in resolving grievances, and resources to assist facilities and patients with the grievance process.

Episode 11: How To Make Patient Grievances A Good Thing

A patient story about overcoming several hurdles on her wait to get a transplant.

Episode 10: Overcoming the Hurdles to Transplant

Listen as Kathy shares her story and how she remains active and hopeful while living with chronic kidney disease.

Episode 9: Staying Active and Optimistic With Chronic Illness

Listen as Steve Radakovitz from University of Chicago speaks about the Living Donor Champion program that helps teach patients how to tell their unique story and begin the process of looking for a living donor.

Episode 8: Living Donor Champion Program

Listen as Christina Goalby from Explore Transplant and Health Literacy Media shares why we need to teach our patients about transplant, when they are ready to learn, what they need to know, and how to teach them.

Episode 7: Applying Best Practices and Theory to Improving Transplant Discussions

A home therapy nurse is able to help patients by sharing his own experience with dialysis and transplant.

Episode 6: A Transplant Recipient Gives Back as a Home Therapy Nurse

Each member of the Curry family shares their part of their living donor transplant story.

Episode 5: A Living Donor Family Transplant Story

Our Patient Liaison tells her transplant story.

Episode 4: A Transplant Story

The 2106 Robert Felter Award Winner talks about his work in the kidney disease community

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