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Stories from the KIN Community

KIN stories are blogs written by patients, clinicians, and carers about life with chronic kidney disease.  Often the best information is gained when a person tells you about their experience.

To submit a story of your own, please click here.

Read information created by the KIN community

Our stories include things like:

  • How someone found a solution, managed a situation, or made a decision
  • Experiences of real life, what to expect, and how to cope
  • Emotions around managing one or more competing conditions
  • Different treatment options and what they involve
  • Things you wish someone had told you
Clinician

Conservative care of kidney disease film

Click for a short film about conservative care.
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Clinician

Renal Services welcome Lorna to the team

Lorna is the newly appointed Consultant clinical psychologist for 'medicines' pathways within the Clinical Health Psychology Service.
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Caregiver

Choosing to stop dialysis: A carer’s perspective

Peggy tells her story of supporting her husband with his last wishes.
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phlebotomy clinic
Clinician

Phlebotomy Clinics to start in Blackburn, Burnley and Ulverston

A phlebotomy service will commence from week commencing the 23rd November in our renal centres in Blackburn, Burnley & Ulverston.
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cookies shaped like kidneys
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World Kidney Day – Raising Awareness Wigan Renal Centre – March 2024

Wigan Renal Centre embraced World Kidney Day and joined the campaign to raise awareness of Kidney Health.
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Laura, the renal social worker for LaSCKIN
Clinician

Meet Laura, our Renal Social Worker

Laura Cowell is the Renal Social Worker for LTHTR and works with patients who live in Lancashire and south Cumbria.
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playing cards on a board
Clinician

Unparalleled Entertainment

Lighthearted fun is embraced and generates a strong community spirit in this Renal Centre.
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Charlie Smith
Clinician

Lancashire and south Cumbria welcome kidney care patient advocate Charlie

Patients and their families can now access support and advice from Charlie at Kidney Care UK.
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Lancashire and south Cumbria Kidney Support Group

LTHTr and the National Kidney Federation to set up a Support Group for patients/families in Lancashire and south Cumbria area.
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