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.

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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

Home dialysis machine

Patient

Do you know?

Clinician

Peer Support – World Kidney Day

Clinician

Complementary Therapy: World Kidney Day blog

Clinician

The role of a Renal Vascular Access Nurse Specialist

Alayne Gagen explains her role as a Renal Vascular Access Nurse Specialist and describes the steps involved in the creation of an AV Fistula.

Patient

Living with kidney disease

Clinician

Complementary Therapy Blog, December 2017

An update on the progress and activities of the Complementary Therapy Project for renal patients in the North West, which has grown to include over 20 professional therapists in its second year.